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May 13, 2007

Tian An Men Portrait of Mao defaced

It has been reported that the portrait of Mao Zedong hanging above the gate of the Forbidden City has been defaced by a 35-year-old from Xinjiang province on Saturday afternoon. It left a slight burn mark in the lower left part of the portrait.

The portrait has quickly been replaced by a new one.

Source
ABC Radio Australia, 2007-05-14

2 Responses to “Tian An Men Portrait of Mao defaced”

  1. Chinese Says:
    May 13th, 2007 at 7:37 pm

    “The portrait has quickly been replaced by a new one”. How many portraits do they have left?

  2. Thierry Says:
    May 23rd, 2007 at 3:18 am

    I don’t know exactly… It seems they have quite a few in order to replace Mao’s portrait everytime a bird… oooops

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