Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Zhang Yufeng (right) was the personal secretary of Mao Zedong. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Zhang Yufeng (right) was the personal secretary of Mao Zedong. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Mao's thought and spirit serve as a lighthouse that directs us toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Zhang Yufeng (right) was the personal secretary of Mao Zedong. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Despite Mao's faults and mistakes, which led to the ups and downs of New China, they detracted nothing from Mao's greatness and his contributions. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Despite Mao's faults and mistakes, which led to the ups and downs of New China, they detracted nothing from Mao's greatness and his contributions. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Chairman Mao Zedong meets American President Richard Nixon in 1972. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Mao's thought and spirit serve as a lighthouse that directs us toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Zhang Yufeng (right) was the personal secretary of Mao Zedong. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Chairman Mao Zedong shakes hands with Premier Zhou Enlai. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Chairman Mao Zedong shakes hands with Premier Zhou Enlai. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Ahead of Mao's 120th birthday on Dec. 26, the People's Daily on Monday praised Mao Zedong's contributions to China's rejuvenation. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Despite Mao's faults and mistakes, which led to the ups and downs of New China, they detracted nothing from Mao's greatness and his contributions. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Despite Mao's faults and mistakes, which led to the ups and downs of New China, they detracted nothing from Mao's greatness and his contributions. Photo: gmw.cn

 

Despite Mao's faults and mistakes, which led to the ups and downs of New China, they detracted nothing from Mao's greatness and his contributions. Photo: gmw.cn