Shaoshan, China, Sep 8 (efe_epa).Shaoshan, China, Sep 8 (efe_epa). — Tourists flocking to Shaoshan, a small city in the southern Hunan province and the birthplace of Mao Zedong, are accosted by all ...

Mao Zedong's lasting charisma has not only ensured Shaoshan village, where he grew up, has prospered into a popular tourist destination, but also has led to a boom in diverse Mao-themed products.

Chairman Mao Zedong's birthplace in Hunan is as much about revolutionary zeal as about crimson foods with a spicy zest. Erik Nilsson reports. It's the chili pepper's searing spiciness and crimson ...

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 through ...

SHAOSHAN, CHINA — LIKE visitors at George Washington’s estate in Mount Vernon, Va., people come to Shaoshan village deep in the heart of China to remember and teach their children about their national ...

XIANGTAN, China, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xinhua-AsiaNet -- From October 28th to 29th, the Third Xiangtan Tourism Development Conference & the Fourth Tan Business Conference were held in ...

SHAOSHAN, CHINA — You can’t help but wonder whether Mao Tse-tung would be rolling over in his mausoleum if he could hear the ka-ching! of cash registers ringing up the amazing array of tchotchkes, ...

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 province has a ...

Two visitors kneel as they show their respects to Mao Zedong at the Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square in Shaoshan, Hunan Province on September 8. The flower baskets in front of the statue are laid in ...

The queue to get into the farmhouse where Mao was born is three people wide and snakes around to the front lawn. You can’t help but wonder whether Mao Zedong would be rolling over in his mausoleum if ...