Mao Zedong Statue Unveiled in the Southern Chinese Town of Shenzhen Friday Dec 20,2013

A gold and jade statue of Mao Zedong worth more than $16 million was unveiled on Friday Dec 20,2013 in the latest example of Communist China’s indecision over how to commemorate its founding father’s 120th anniversary.

The figure depicts the founder of the People’s Republic of China reclining in a chair, legs crossed.
A team of 20 artists took eight months to complete the 100 million-yuan ($16.5 million) work, which is accented with precious stones and rests on a base of white jade,
The statue, 80 cm (32 inches) tall but weighing more than 50 kilograms, was put on display in the southern boom town of Shenzhen, China National Radio (CNR) reported.