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Shaoshan, Hometown of Mao

epa05289136 (25/25) A four-metre tall Mao Zedong statue overlooks a farmland in Shaoshan, Hunan Province in central China, 29 April 2016. Shaoshan is the hometown of former Communist leader Mao Zedong, popularly known as Chairman Mao. Thousands of visitors descend on this small Chinese town burrowed in the hills of Central China's Hunan province to pay homage to the 'Great Helmsman' everyday. It is one of the core sites of the 'Red Tourism' industry, where communist party cadres and ordinary Chinese tourists alike seek to relive the experiences and rekindle the spirit of the revolutionaries. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE (epa05289111) FOR FULL PACKAGE TEXT

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