Xiaoxiang Morning PostNovember 2, 2009 November 3, 2009 A giant statue of a young Mao Zedong emerged from scaffolding in Changsha this week. Standing on Juzi Island in the middle of Xiang River, the statue and its flowing hair were revealed to... ...full story at Danwei
from Danwei on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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