But again, perhaps problematically, they are beautiful statues - inspiring, optimistic, and utopian; totems to the radiant future that was always promised, but never quite arrived.

也许问题在于，这些雕像很漂亮- - -能激励人，给人以乐观和乌托邦的理想。许诺给人民一个光辉的未来，但从来就不会兑现。