Giant rubber duck to visit Summer Palace

A visitor poses for a photo with a giant rubber duck on the Yuanbo Lake in the Garden Expo Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2013. The 18-meter-tall inflatable rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is expected to visit Beijing from September to October. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck will be on display at Beijing's Summer Palace beginning on Sept 26, park authorities have announced.

The 18-meter-tall duck will be on display at the park until Oct 26, the park announced on its official micro blog, as the duck finished its display at the Beijing Garden Expo Park on Sept 23.

The Summer Palace will not raise its ticket prices while the duck is there, it added.

An unidentified official with the park told Beijing News that the duck will be on display near the eastern bank of the Kunming Lake inside the park, and the park will take steps to prevent tourist overcrowding inside the park.

The pleasure-boat program in the park will not be affected, and tourists can take the boats to get a closer view of the duck, the official said.