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The world's tallest statue of Patel Unity, which was built after countless people's fat and ointment, and is regarded as a national pride by the Indian people, is not made in India but by a Chinese construction team!?
As soon as this news came out, Indian netizens were fried, and the comments on the Internet were also varied, with emotions ranging from surprise to anger, from anger to deep thought, which can be described as mixed feelings.
In October 18, the world's tallest bronze statue was successfully completed on a small island in the Indus River, and at the completion ceremony, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the completion of the bronze statue fully reflects India's achievements in the field of engineering and technology.
But not long after, it was revealed that the construction of the world's tallest statue was actually built by a Chinese team, what is going on?
1. The legend of Patel
Before we get to the story of the statue's construction, we have to talk about its prototype, the national hero commemorated by the Indian people, Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
Why did India choose to choose Patel as the prototype for the world's tallest statue?
And what did he do to make the people of India respect him so much that they would be willing to erect a statue in his honor?
Patel was one of the important leaders of the Indian independence movement and was known as the "Iron Man of India" by the Indian people. With his extraordinary will and outstanding leadership, he made a great contribution to the earliest unification and independence of India during the liberation and independence period.
In the hearts of almost all Indian people, Patel is the pride of the entire Indian nation, the backbone of the country, and Patel's life is full of amazing legends.
Patel played an indispensable role in the movement for India's independence and liberation, and it was his decisiveness and bravery that allowed India to complete its independence.
In 1947, with the end of British colonial rule on Indian soil, India was in danger of being divided.
India at the time consisted of hundreds of independent princely states that were legally equal to the central government, meaning they were free to join India or Pakistan as they could.
In such a situation where the country was about to be divided and even destroyed, Patel stepped up, and he used his leadership and political wisdom to turn the tide and break the divide.
He first worked with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and, through negotiations and diplomacy, succeeded in persuading most of the princely states to join the newly formed Indian Union. In the process, Patel showed remarkable patience and wisdom.
He respected the wishes of each princely state and at the same time skillfully used various political and economic means to ensure the unity of India.
Among the legends of Patel, the most famous story is Patel's negotiations with the princely states of Hyderabad.
In the face of negotiations, Patel resorted to thunderous means, first through negotiations, he tried to convince the princely state leaders, but when the negotiations failed, he did not hesitate to take military action, and finally succeeded in incorporating Hyderabad into the Indian territory by thunderous means.
This incident fully demonstrated Patel's firm determination and political courage.
2. The birth of the Statue of Unity of Patel
It is to commemorate this great national hero, the Indian government decided to build a statue of Patel unity.
At the same time, it can also take this opportunity to show the world the scientific and technological strength of India today, so India was aiming for the world's highest at the beginning of its construction.
With a total height of 182 meters and a cost of 34 billion yuan, the statue of Patel Unity is located on the island of the Narmada Maha River in the Indian state of Gujarat.
India plans that it will not only be the tallest statue in the world, but will also become a symbol of unity and pride for the Indian people.
But the idea is good, but the truth is cruel, the first obstacle to the Indian government is the problem of funding, if you want to build the world's tallest statue, the most basic condition is to need financial support.
However, the Indian government has no money at all, so what should we do if we don't have any money? Naturally, the wool comes out of the sheep, and in order to build this statue, the Indian government has done a lot of misery to the Indian people, not only because the materials and construction of the statue have been paid for by all the people of India, but even the place occupied by the statue has been forcibly taken from the local Indian people.
As a result, although the statue was finally erected and the national pride in the hearts of the Indian people rose, it also shrank the wallets of the Indian people.
In this way, it was finally revealed that the construction of the statue was not completely independent in the country, but the Chinese architectural team that spent money.
It can be said that India built this statue in an attempt to reshape its image in the world, but in the end it ended up with more than worth the loss and became the laughing stock of the world.
3. Controversy over Made in China
However, just after the construction of this statue, every Indian people saw it as a pride and a source of pride for it.
A piece of news exploded in the crowd like a bombshell, the pride of India, the world's tallest statue in India, the Patel Unity Statue was actually led by a Chinese architectural team.
Many Indians find it difficult to accept this fact, which undoubtedly shatters their sense of national pride.
But this is the case, he will not change because of the disacceptance of a few people, and this statue is indeed led by the Chinese architectural team.
When India decided to build this statue, it was indeed prepared to build it entirely on its own.
But when construction of the statue began, the Indian construction team realized that they were really naïve.
You know, the statue they want to build is the tallest statue in the world, this is not just talking, the construction of this statue contains a high level of technology, otherwise it would not have been regarded as the pride of the Indian people after the successful construction.
When it found that it could not be completed on its own, the Indian government came up with the idea of asking for foreign aid.
At first, they wanted to find an American or European construction team, but after they made a request, those European and American construction teams said that the construction was too difficult, the success rate of the construction was too low, and they were unwilling to take over.
And just when India was at a loss for what to do, they discovered China's strong construction capabilities, so they rushed to China for help, and the Chinese construction team also took over this big project, so it can be said that most of the work in the construction of this statue was done by Chinese companies.
Although after the construction was completed, India blocked the news and claimed that the statue was completely completed by India independently, but the paper could not contain the fire after all, and the matter still spread.
The fact that the statue of national unity, which symbolizes the unity of the nation, was built by another country has aroused the dissatisfaction of some Indian people.
They believe that since it is a statue to commemorate the heroes of their country, it should be done by their own craftsmen, so as to show the strength of their country.
Although some people pointed out that in today's globalization, win-win cooperation is the king, and there is no need to be too entangled in the problem of 'manufacturing place', but it is still quickly drowned in the crowd.
Fourth, the development history of Chinese manufacturing
When it comes to Made in China, this is a topic worth mentioning. Since the 80s of the 20th century, China's manufacturing industry has seized the opportunity to take advantage of its intensive labor force to rise rapidly and become an important base for the global manufacturing industry.
After that, with its huge labor resources, perfect industrial chain and continuously optimized manufacturing technology, China's products gradually went to the world and won wide market recognition.
Nowadays, Made in China has transformed from the initial low-end manufacturing to high-end manufacturing, and even leads the global technological innovation in some fields, especially in the field of construction, China has achieved one after another of the world's most architectural achievements, and at the same time, this is why the Indian government may ask China to help build the world's tallest statue.
Fourth, the statue of unity today
Compared with the appearance of today's statue of unity when it was newly built, it can be said that it has changed dramatically.
The statue of unity, which had just been built, was tall and mighty, and the sunlight reflected on it, and the statue emitted a golden light.
Today's statue of unity has become a little dilapidated due to a lack of maintenance for a long time, and because of the carelessness of Indian workers when splicing the statue, the crack in the statue is particularly large, and now after years of erosion, there is even a risk of falling off.
When countries were laughing at India's statue of unity about to crack, India also threw the pot on China's head, threatening that it was because of the technical mistakes of the Chinese team that the statue would become what it is now.
epilogue
Although the outflow of this news has dealt a huge blow to the national self-confidence of the Indian people, the symbol of India's national pride, Patel Unity Statue, which is actually "made in China", reminds India that "striking iron must be hard by itself", and a country's strength is not won by boasting, but by relying on its own hard power.
When the pride underpinned by false propaganda and lies is punctured, it hurts the country's citizens even more.
And now that we are in the era of globalization, it is not a shame to cooperate with other countries to complete their own national statues.
The Indian architectural team was also involved in the construction of the statue, which is not to say that the statue was built entirely by China.
I have learned valuable experience in the construction this time, and I can lay a solid foundation for the next time I can truly complete it independently.
Sources of information:
http://m.xinhuanet.com/jx/2018-11/08/c_1123680325.htm
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https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2018-03-30/doc-ifystnwx6947313.shtml
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