From AP:
The memorial hall displaying the preserved remains of Communist China’s founder Mao Zedong will close for almost six months this year for renovations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday.
The massive hall in central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has been a key tourist draw since it opened on Sept. 9, 1977, exactly one year after Mao’s death at age 82…
While blamed for radical policies leading to famine and the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, Mao is still widely revered among many Chinese as a revolutionary hero and the new nation’s first leader. Since opening, the hall has received 158 million visits, Xinhua said. [Full Text]
