600-feet Mao Zedong Statue

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600-feet Mao Zedong Statue

Mao beats liberty again, almost three decades after he died.

There is plan to put up a 600-feet (183-metre) Mao statue in Juzizhou in Changsha, the capital of the central province of Hunan - the humble Statue of Liberty is 150 feet tall. The extraordinary erection is an attempt to "fully utilise the resources of red tourism". (Sources: Changsha Evening News / Hong Kong Ming Pao)

Changsha-related Websites:
Official website of Yuelushan
Changsha Tourist Office
Changsha Government

November 03, 2005 in Hunan, Mao Zedong | Permalink

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