page_title: Lian Island
section_title: Statue of Deng Xiaoping
hierarchical_section_title: Lian Island / Statue of Deng Xiaoping
caption_attribution_description: 中文（简体）‎: 连岛邓小平石像的说明石牌
context_page_description: Lian Island is the largest island in Lianyun District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. The island is located inside Haizhou Bay in the Yellow Sea. It is 9 km long from east to west across the island and it has an area of 7.57 km². 80% of the island is covered with forests. The longest sea dyke nationally connects the island with the east of the city of Lianyungang. Lian Island is the only AAAA-class seashore tourist attraction in Jiangsu. The island was formerly known as Yingyou hill.
context_section_description: On the top of Lian Island stands a statue of Deng Xiaoping.
  On February 19, 1997, Deng Xiaoping died in Beijing. Ocean is considered where the one with his whole lifetime full of miracles belongs to. On March 2, according to Deng’s the wishes, Present Hu Jintao, together with Deng’s wife Zhuo Lin, memorized this great man in a simple but solemn way by scattering his ashes into the sea the statue is facing.
  With a total weight of 6 tons, the statue which is made of high quality bronze is designed by Professor Li Xiangqun (李象群) from the Statues and Sculptures College of Tsinghua University.
caption: The stele with instruction near the statue
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