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Art a Fact: Chinese Statute Fondled

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Chinese Statute Fondled
Spring 2015

Cop a feel! Statue of Chinese ancient ruler's wife is damaged... because tourists keep fondling her BREAST 
Chris Pleasance for MailOnline
13:49 17 Apr 2015, updated 14:53 17 Apr 2015

An ancient statue of the wife of China's first ruler is damaged - after tourists kept rubbing the woman's exposed breast.

Officials have complained the bronze sculpture of Yu The Great's wife has been worn down and discolored by sightseers constantly fondling the artwork, reports The People's Daily.


The statue, which stands in a gardens in Wuhan, the capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, is to honour Yu The Great, who founded China's first dynasty in 2070 BC.