Statue of Soong Ching Ling quietly removed

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The 27-meter stone statue of Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981) under construction in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, in November 2011.

An unfinished 27-meter stone statue of Soong Ching Ling (1893-1981) in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has been quietly removed, Xinhua News Agency reported on July 4.

The controversy over the statue of Soong, who is also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, first emerged in November 2011, when the Fujian-based Quanzhou Daily reported that the Henan Soong Ching Ling Foundation would spend 120 million yuan (US$19.58 million) on the construction of the statue to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution that toppled the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Zhao Zhimin, a representative from the foundation, confirmed that the Henan provincial government was investigating the matter, but declined to comment further.

The statue's former site, near the Henan Soong Ching Ling Foundation, in downtown Zhengzhou, is now surrounded by scaffolding and a thick protective net. [Translated by Li Jingrong]

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