China orders relocation of giant bronze statue at a staggering cost of US$23 million after complaints from locals that it was an eyesore

Source: China – South China Morning PostA controversial, gigantic statue of famous Chinese general Guan Yu in central China is being dismantled after Beijing called it vain and wasteful and ordered its removal last year.Workers in Jingzhou, Hubei province have already removed the head of the 58-metre tall statue as its owner, the state-owned Jingzhou Tourism Investment and Development Group, started relocating it to a new site eight kilometres away, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported.The statue cost more than…Read More

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