YAN’AN, CHINA (REUTERS).- Sculptor Wang Wenhai has dedicated his life to one man – China’s controversial former paramount leader Mao Zedong. Since Mao’s death in 1976, Wang has made well over 2,000 sculptures of the “Great Helmsman,” most of them from…
Chinese Sculptor Moulds Memory of Mao
YAN’AN, CHINA (REUTERS).- Sculptor Wang Wenhai has dedicated his life to one man – China’s controversial former paramount leader Mao Zedong. Since Mao’s death in 1976, Wang has made well over 2,000 sculptures of the “Great Helmsman,” most of them from…
Renowned Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Free After Confessing to Tax Evasion, Stays Quiet
BEIJING (REUTERS).- The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. “I can…
Thousands March in Hong Kong to Demand the Release of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei on Saturday, scuffling briefly with police. The rally — the largest in a string of…
Controversial Statue of Ancient Philosopher Confucius Vanishes from Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (REUTERS).- A large statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, controversially erected outside a Communist Party museum in central Beijing, has quietly been removed from its plinth following an online uproar about its location. The 9.5-me…