The bronze statue of Mao at the Mao Zedong Square in Shaoshan, Central China's Hunan Province Photo: VCG . Nan'an Old-style Private School, the place where late Chairman Mao studied Photo: VCG ...

In Shaoshan, nearly every family has Mao's picture or a statue of him in their living room. The streetlights are shaped like shining stars, a common icon in Mao's era.

Chairman Mao was born on Dec. 26, 1893 and died on Sept. 9, 1976. Every year, millions of people from home and overseas visit the Shaoshan Village. (Xinhua News Agency December 26, 2008) ...

The automaker, which features the chairman's calligraphy in its logo, was seen as a status symbol during the Mao era. But not all residents of Shaoshan enjoy the fruits of the red tourism industry. In ...

Chairman Mao’s birthplace of Shaoshan is a powerful draw for anyone interested in Chinese history. Just don’t expect to find too much history there. The town in China’s central Hunan ...

People gather at the Mao Zedong Square in Shaoshan, the late leader's hometown in Central China's Hunan Province, laying flowers in front of a giant Mao statue and singing the revolutionary song ...

SHAOSHAN, China — Despite the Communist Party’s efforts to celebrate today’s 110th anniversary of Mao Tse-tung’s birth with reverence and awe, for many here in his hometown, it’s more ...

SHAOSHAN, China — He’s been labeled one of history’s worst dictators, but in this small Chinese town Mao Zedong is nothing but a hero. The founder of the People's Republic of China lives on ...

We arrived at Shaoshan, and from a distance, I was drawn to the towering 36-metre-high bronze statue of Mao. The statue was erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Chairman Mao's birth.