China's memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death
Tourists and young people are revisiting Mao-era symbols as official censorship and slow growth leave room for a more favorable view of his legacy.
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Mao ushered in collectivized ownership hoping to drive industry and unite the country, but his drastic policies are blamed for mass starvation and millions of deaths.
China's memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death
The Great Helmsman, who died September 9 1976, is still very much a fixture in central Henan province's Nanjie -- often dubbed "China's last Maoist village". Nostalgia for Mao's egalitarian ideals is growing in China as memories of his turbulent rule fade and the country grapples with a slowing economy and inequality. Mao, who led the 1949 communist revolution against the ruling nationalists, ushered in an era of collectivised ownership he argue…
The memory of the Grand Timonier continues to attract the Chinese to the locality of Henan (centre). Nanjie is often described as the "last Maoist village of China" and its population maintains a collectivist system in the spirit of the old...
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