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 ...