Xiao Yongsheng, 58, a local resident on Lingshan Island of east China's Shandong province, spent two years building a shell house
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He decorated the outer walls and the roof with more than one million colorful shells he collected on the island, and from all over the world
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The largest shell weighs as much as four kilos, while the smallest one is only three millimeters long
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Xiao used this shell house as a museum, displaying the history of the island and the daily life of local fishermen
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Inside the museum, there are many items made of sea shells as well
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