oh, the smoggy, smoggy night sky of shanghai. so: when i saw that statue this summer, i, too, thought it was mao. but, if you look at the name and date, it is none other than chen yi (the first communist mayor of shanghai). apparently the mao "look" is popular for chinese statuary. who would've guessed ;)
oh, the smoggy, smoggy night sky of shanghai. so: when i saw that statue this summer, i, too, thought it was mao. but, if you look at the name and date, it is none other than chen yi (the first communist mayor of shanghai). apparently the mao "look" is popular for chinese statuary. who would've guessed ;)
ReplyDeleteHm, I see the name on the pedestal now. Thanks, E!
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