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The Fate of China’s Democracy Goddess

Lost Masterpieces

She was constructed as a rallying symbol for protesting students in Tiananmen Square. And when the tanks came rolling in, the Goddess of Democracy crashed to the ground.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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