1. Mao Zedong’s Crystal Casket: $500,000
Mao Zedong was a Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He died in 1945 still serving as one. Soon after his death, the country built a mausoleum for his final resting place. His body was embalmed to preserve in spite of his wish to be cremated.
His body now is displayed in a mausoleum in the middle of Tienanmen Square, Beijing. The country claimed that it is indeed his preserved body. However, some people think it is just his wax sculpture.
You can go to China and find the answer yourself because the mausoleum is open for public. In fact, his body can be seen up close and clearly. He was not laid in an open casket. The casket is closed but it is made of clear crystal.
The making of this casket itself took a lot of effort. In fact, the developing project was distributed all over China back then. The design of the 608th factory was chosen after surviving several environmental tests. This crystal casket and its surrounding only were estimated to take up to $500,000 in its process of making.
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