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?
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 neglected
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