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Question: I have a question in relation to China and Mao Tse-Tsung!.
With the onset of the Olympics in China, I saw a huge banner displaying the face of Mao Tse-Tsung (on TV)!. This got me thinking!.
I know some Chinese revere him as some revile him!. No doubt about it, this guy was a monster and under his rule, millions of Chinese starved to death (as well as other atrocities that he committed)!.
What individual do you think would be a better substitute (to drape a picture depicting him/her near the Forbidden Palace)!?
*Sun Yat-Sen
*Confucius
*Qin Shin Huang Di
*Sun Tzu
*Lao Tzu
*Chiang Kai-Shek
Or do you have a different person in mind that you think better represents China's rich and beautiful history!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Better no one because the cult of personality is always dangerous!. If a substitute is really necessary, probably Sun Yat Sen as a symbol of political unity!.
Another character could only be a literary or semi literary one, ( a Liu Bei, or a Zhu ge Liang or even Song Jiang)!.
Instead, there could be something symbolic dedicated to the million women who contributed to make China and were often neglectedWww@QuestionHome@Com
Chiang Kai-shek was a corrupt, inefficient, and unpopular dictator, and under his rule millions of Chinese people died!. You seem very hypocritical to even suggest his portrait replace that of Mao Zedong's!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Yeah, I'd rather there was nobody, and that they'd leave it blank or use something symbolic instead!.Www@QuestionHome@Com