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WORLDLOW2h ago · Sep 19, 2026, 1:06 PM

Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, a center of 'red tourism': 'It's an enriching experience for my education'

Le Monde [en] · east asia

'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (6/7). Mao Zedong's birthplace swiftly became a site of memory. Each year, 12 million Chinese people, from schoolchildren to retirees, travel there to pay their respects, learn the history of the Communist Party, or simply for entertainment.

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