Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, a center of 'red tourism': 'It's an enriching experience for my education'
Le Monde · 19 Sep 2026

Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, a center of 'red tourism': 'It's an enriching experience for my education'

'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (6/7). Mao Zedong's birthplace swiftly became a site of memory. Each year, 12 million Chinese people, from schoolchildren to retirees, travel there to pay their respects, learn the history of the Communist Party, or simply for entertainment.


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