Mao's Mango Cult(2023)

Name: Mao's Mango Cult
Director: Kayu Leung
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 2023-01-01
Duration: 7 min
Cast: Pen-Pen Chen

Pen-Pen Chen

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.