The making of Mao statues
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2016-09-09 17:58:01
Statues of Mao Zedong are juxtaposed with those of the God of Wealth, or Guan Yu - a figure from the ancient Chinese epic The Romance of the Three Kingdoms - in Shaoshan Fengyuan Industry & Trade Factory, Hunan Province. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Editor's Note:
With September 9 marking the 40th anniversary of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's death, Global Times reporters paid a visit to Shaoshan, Mao's birthplace, to uncover the secrets behind how the city's Mao statues are produced.

A worker welds a bronze statue of Mao. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker polishes the body of a statue, preparing to weld it together with the head. Photo: Li Hao/GT
The statues are built up layer by layer. Photo: Li Hao/GT
The heads, after drying, will be attached to their bodies. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker puts the finishing touches on a Mao head. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Photo: Li Hao/GT
A mold sits on the head of a Mao statue, waiting to dry, at Wangda Crafts Factory. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker at Wangda Crafts Factory polishes a Mao statue. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker of Wangda, displays the Mao statues she makes. Photo: Li Hao/GT
The worker puts a statue into a box. Photo: Li Hao/GT