Mao's Mango Cult

Name: Mao's Mango Cult
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Released: 2023
Duration: 7 min
Cast: Pen-Pen Chen

2023

7min

Animation

Documentary

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Overview

In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described shipments of a gift from the country’s Communist leader, Chairman Mao Zedong. And sure enough, managers soon distributed a gift to every factory worker– a glass box encasing a golden wax replica of a mango. What was the meaning behind this unusual offering? Vivian Jiang investigates.