Or maybe I'm overestimating their aptitude. They could have been in the same quandary as the Florence officials, but went ahead and installed it anyway because not doing so might entail the loss of face.
I don't have a solution for the Italians. They should have asked for a photograph before consenting to the gift. Maybe they would have chosen a replica of a terra-cotta soldier instead.
If you look at the larger picture, the incident illustrates the need for two-way cultural understanding. While a Chinese city is educated enough to convince its citizens of the beauty of a nude sculpture, a European city, one far better known than its Chinese counterpart, is so unfamiliar with Oriental art that a crash course is out of the question.
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