Soong Ch'ing-ling Statue in Zhengzhou

The upper part of the 8-story high statue of Soong Ch'ing-ling is almost totally complete. The statue base occupies an area of 800 square meters.

Soong Ch'ing-ling Statue in Zhengzhou

Henan Soong Ch'ing-ling Foundation built the statue to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution, according to media reports.

Soong Ch'ing-ling Statue in Zhengzhou

Two construction workers chiseling Soong Ch'ing-ling's face; despite the resemblance to Sun Yat-sen's famous widow, the Foundation told the media that, “it's not Soong Ch'ing-ling, it's 'the daughter of the Yellow River'."