Top student statue gone after wave of criticism
By Hou Liqiang in Beijing and Zhou Lihua in Wuhan | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-03 07:09
Sculpture was intended to inspire his schoolmates to 'study hard'
A high school in Hubei province on Thursday removed a statue of a top student from its campus after critics launched a Web campaign.
Laifeng County High School erected the stone sculpture of Yang Yuan on April 2 to mark his academic achievements.
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