Now, there's a more surprising sight on the horizon in Tongxu county: a towering, golden statue of China's former leader Mao Zedong. The 121-foot-high homage to Mao sits on a wire chair, ...

Businessmen and local communities raised nearly 3 million yuan ($459,000) to build the 36.6 meter (120 ft)-tall statue, according to Chinese state media.

A giant, golden statue of Mao Zedong, the father of modern China, was demolished because it lacked approval from authorities, state media said.. Images posted on Weibo, China’s dominant social ...

It's the first time water has reached the statue's toes since 1949, the same year as the communist victory that created the People's Republic of China. Enlarge this image ...