Mao's Mango Cult

• Movies
• 2023-01-17
• EN
• Released
• 0h 7m
• US
• Documentary - Animation

• 6.0
• 1
• Trailer

Production

TED Ed

Tagline

How a mango became an object of worship in 1968 in China

Storyline

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.