Mao Zedong Statue

Here's why China destroyed Mao's giant gold-painted statue worth 4.6 lakh dollars

A giant gold-painted statue of China's Communist Party founder Chairman Mao Zedong has been suddenly demolished, apparently for lacking government approval, days after his supporters installed it at a cost of whopping USD 4.6 lakh.

Jan 09, 2016, 00:44 AM IST