Zhushigang, China: Days after photographs of a giant, golden statue of Mao spread across the internet, drawing ridicule for its grandiosity amid the bare fields of rural Henan Province, the statue has been quickly torn down. Demolition teams arrived on Thursday morning, villagers said, and by Friday morning only a pile of rubble remained. The 36.6-metre-tall statue, erected at a cost of $US465,000 ($660,000), according to local news media, had been under construction for months and was nearing completion when it began to attract attention. Some...
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