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China's 'mega-statues' are even more stunning than its towering skyscrapers

Chris WellerAug 25, 2024, 15:30 IST

ReutersChina single-handedly made 2016 a record-breaking year for skyscrapers - more than 80 cloud-piercing buildings, all of them over 650 feet tall, went up in the country.

But perhaps even more impressive, at least from a design perspective, have been the mega-statues erected around the Chinese landscape - many over the last decade.

Colossal replicas of ancient religious figures and recent political leaders, such as Chairman Mao and the Buddha, reinforce the values China has kept for thousands of years.

Here are some of the most imposing.