crop circles

How BMW created UFOs and mystical crop circles in the Gobi Desert
Sep 30, 2011
Jenny Chan 陳詠欣

How BMW created UFOs and mystical crop circles in the Gobi Desert

BEIJING - BMW stirred up an online buzz when crop circles appearing mysteriously in western China were later revealed to be a suspense marketing campaign for the BMW 1 series.

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