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Statues Smashed at Private Shrine to Chairman Mao in China's Henan
2018-04-27

An unofficial shrine to late supreme leader Mao Zedong and other heroes of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's mythology has been destroyed in the central Chinese province of Henan, RFA has learned.

Photos of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall in Chendong village of Henan's Luohe city showed a series of seated statues of the late Chairman and other revolutionary commanders smashed to pieces.

Local sources said they were destroyed by "unidentified men," but social media comments suggested that a powerful political figure was likely behind behind the attack.

Read more at: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/statues-04272018105637.html

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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2018, 04:06:41 am »


What do you think @TomSea?  Any idea what this is about?