Bizarre golden statue Mao

peking - The great Chinese helmsman Mao in his own country with many still incredibly popular. This is another example of the immense golden statue that a few wealthy Chinese businessmen currently dropping in rural areas.

The anonymous lenders counted according to Chinese state media, nearly half a million dollars down to 37 meter tall gold-painted statue. The huge Mao overlooks the countryside of Henan province in central China. One striking detail is precisely this area was the hardest hit by the famine that followed Mao's catastrophic economic reforms of the Great Leap Forward. In addition, tens of millions of Chinese were killed.