Huge Mao suit marks 100 years of a revolution
September 19th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Chinese designers have finished a two-storey high Mao suit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a revolution.
The suit weighs 40 kg and is 4.3 metres in length, making it about 36 times the size of one worn by Sun Yat-sen, a leader of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, reported Xinhua.
In 1911, protests and armed uprisings took place across China against the monarchy of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). These events led to the toppling of the country’s last emperor and the founding of the republic of China Jan 1, 1912.
It took 10 teachers and students at the Zhejiang Textile & Fashion College four months to finish the massive garment.
The giant apparel measures 2.70 metres across the shoulders and features sleeves 3.54 metres long.
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