Revamped China history museum skips taboo subjects
China reopened its main history museum on Tuesday after a three-year facelift, but exhibits in the sprawling facility skip over some of the country's most momentous -- and sensitive -- events.
A man stands in front of a sculpture featuring the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 at the China National Museum in Beijng. China has reopened its main history museum after a three-year facelift, but exhibits in the sprawling facility skip over some of the country's most momentous -- and sensitive -- events.
The modern history wing of the National Museum in Beijing is a temple to the glories of the ruling Communist Party and leaders from Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping to current President Hu Jintao.
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