From AFP, via The Taipei Times:
“Come on, make a wish to Chairman Mao,” said a woman to her two young children as they bowed to a 6m bronze statue of Mao Zedong (ÊØõÊæ§Êù±) in his home village of Shaoshan.
“We come here every year to pay our respect — Chairman Mao is a great man,” said the woman in her thirties, one of hundreds of tourists who flock daily to the birthplace of Mao, who died 30 years ago on Sept. 9, to pray at his statue, believing his divine power can grant them peace and protection.
Mao, architect of the Cultural Revolution that killed millions and took China to the brink of collapse, is still revered by many across China as a god-like figure. [Full Text]
