Thought that would get your attention. Last week I suggested that a certain Italian-American play Mao in an upcoming movie. Now it seems you don’t even need to be a dude to impersonate the Great Helmsman. A 51-year old woman from Sichuan named Chen Yan has been amusing crowds with her Chairman…er….woman impression.
Her biggest challenge? According to The China Daily, at 5′1 Chen needs special platform shoes to elevate her closer to the lofty heights of the historical Mao (in this case about 5′11).
3 responses so far ↓
1 Chris // May 27, 2007 at 8:55 pm
I’m impressed with the make-up. She’s showing a real commitment to the cause with that male pattern baldness. I wonder, though, if those platform shoes and puffy hair will make her start to slip towards Kim Jong Il.
2 Gracchi // May 28, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I was thinking the same as Chris but it is impressive she tries hard.
3 花崗齋之愚公 // May 29, 2007 at 5:46 am
Chris/Gracchi,
Now there’s a nightclub act for Beijing–women dressing up as history’s most famous communist leaders. Egads…I may have just birthed Sanlitun’s next theme bar.
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