Check this out:
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The "Seedling at Jin gang" - where Chairman Mao founded the first Soviets.
"Read Chairman Mao's book, obey Chairman Mao's word".
"du mao zhu xi shu ting mao zhu xi hua"
"We will resolutely fight against whoever dares to restore capitalism, wherever they be; we can pluck the moon from on high in the Ninth Heaven, and seize turtles even deep down in the Five Seas."
"Shei gan gao ziben zhuyi fubi women jiu jianjue he ta dou! Ke shang jiu tian lan yue ke xia wu yang zhuo bie"
There's no doubt in my mind that the artist intended the artwork to provide a subtle pacification appeal to to the communists visiting the site from around the world. Whether they be in China, Asia or the US makes little difference.
But boy, I wish I could see the word SEX in ice cubes - that would be "cool".
;-)
Naw...the artist knew exactly what he was doing.
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