08.18.08
Picture of the Day: Chairman Shaq
There was a long period in Chinese history where most 50 foot statues were constructed in the image of one particular individual.
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Nope, that’s not the Great He1msman, but rather the Great Diesel, greeting beach volleyball fans to Chaoyang Park.

Jet So
said,
August 18, 2008 at 10:53 pm
“The West is Black
All hail the Shaq! …”
Sung to the tune of “The 3ast is Red” (in gangsta-hop, of course!)…
Tex
said,
August 19, 2008 at 1:24 am
沙克主席爱人民!
Benjamin Ross
said,
August 19, 2008 at 8:21 am
@Tex
没有沙克主席就没有新NBA
Jiang
said,
August 19, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I saw the scene on tv. That’s really funny.
China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: August 20
said,
August 20, 2008 at 3:16 pm
[...] –Not so long ago, it was hard to find giant statues around China that weren’t of Chairman Mao. But now, it’s about sports stars, and they don’t even have to be Chinese. Check out the enormous Shaq in Beijing that, yes, is even bigger than life size. [Midwesterner in the Middle Kingdom] [...]
人造处女膜
said,
August 2, 2010 at 8:46 am
来支持下,