People mourn for Nelson Mandela’s death
A wax model of late South African president Nelson Mandela stands in Madame Tussauds in Shanghai. Employees of Madame Tussauds said on Friday that they put a condolence book in front of Mandela’s model after hearing of his death. The wax model of Mandela in Madam Tussauds in Shanghai is the only one in China. Mandela died at the age of 95 on Thursday in South Africa. He returned to his Johannesburg home on September 1 after a long period of being “critical but stable” in hospital. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
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A visitor has written “Farewell, Mr Mandela” on the condolence book in Madame Tussauds in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: Cai Xianmin /GT
A visitor to Madame Tussauds in Shanghai presents a flower to the wax model of late South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. Photo: Cai Xianmin /GT
The national flag of South Africa flies at half-mast to mourn the death of Mandela in the South African Embassy in China on Friday. Outside the Embassy memorial banners, flowers and wreaths have been placed in memory of the national hero. Former South African president Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95 on Thursday local time. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A wreath sent by the Chinese government to mourn former South African president Nelson Mandela’s death is put in front of the South African Embassy in China on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A Chinese armed policeman walks by the memorial banner for the former South African president Nelson Mandela outside the South African Embassy in China on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A man surnamed Su, 27, bows in front of the photo of former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. Su said he was inspired by Mandela’s struggle for freedom and feels sorrow for his death. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A photo of Mandela, condolences and flowers are placed outside the South African Embassy in China to memorize the deceased former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A man puts a bunch of flowers in front of the memorial banner for the deceased former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
The ambassador of South Africa in China delivers a speech at a press conference on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
The ambassador of South Africa in China delivers a speech at a press conference on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A bust of former South African president Nelson Mandela in the South African Embassy in China Photo: Li Hao/GT
Journalists take photos of a bust of former South African president Nelson Mandela inside the South African Embassy in China on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A man who came to pay his respects to deceased former South African president Nelson Mandela takes photos of Mandela’s bust in the South African Embassy in China on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A staff member of the South African Embassy in China walks by a picture of deceased former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A staff member of the South African Embassy in China on Friday piles up books about former South African president Nelson Mandela for mourners to read. Photo: Li Hao/GT