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<h3 style="margin-top:0;"><a style="font-weight: 500; font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px; margin-top:25px; margin-bottom: 10px;" href="http://u.osu.edu/mclc/2016/01/07/giant-mao-statue-in-henan/" target="_blank">Giant Mao statue in Henan</a></h3>
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<p>To view the images, click the subject line--Kirk</p>
<p>Source: BBC News (1/5/16)<br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35230137">Giant Mao statue appears in China's countryside</a></p>
<p class="story-body__introduction">A 37m-high (120ft) gold-painted statue of Chairman Mao has been built in China's countryside.</p>
<p>The giant homage to the late communist leader was paid for by local businessmen, who spent nearly 3 million yuan ($460,000; £313,000), reports say.</p>
<p>Some villagers also contributed money to the project said <a class="story-body__link-external" href="http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0105/c90000-8998983.html">The People's Daily</a>.</p>
<p>The giant sits in farmland in Tongxu county, Henan Province. The province was the centre of a famine in the 1950s resulting from Mao's policies.</p>
<p>Millions of people died in the famine triggered by the campaign, known as the Great Leap Forward.</p>
<p>Some have criticised the statue online, for the perceived waste and what they see as the statue's insensitive location. But many others have leapt to its defence.</p>
<p>Despite being responsible for so many deaths, Mao Zedong is revered by many in China, not least by President Xi Jinping, who praises him as a "great figure".</p>
<p>President Xi has also attempted to centralise power in China's presidency, and has used Mao's legacy to build support, while admitting the former leader made "mistakes".</p>
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by <a href="mailto:denton.2@osu.edu">denton.2@osu.edu</a> on January 7, 2016 </div>
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