Naked god sculptures exorcised from China’s Jinan after two days

January 22, 2014 Leave a comment

Naked god sculptures exorcised from Jinan after two days

Staff Reporter

2014-01-22

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The two giant sculptures in Jinan, Shandong province.The Buddhas Jumping the Wall. (Photo/CNS)

Two giant sculptures of nude Chinese deities that went up this week in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, have already been removed by the city government, Xinhua reports. The artwork, whose name translates as “naked gods climbing a house,” made its appearance on Jan. 18. One of the two figures rests with its arms draped over the roof of the house while he watches the other, still climbing the wall of another house. The two plump, bald gods have earned them the name Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, after a famous Chinese dish. Less than two days after their debut, however the sculptures were removed after the city government condemned them as ugly and strange.

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