People from across China celebrate Chairman Mao's 123rd birthday in his hometown
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2016-12-26 16:08:44
People from across China gather in Shaoshan, Hunan Province on December 26 to celebrate Mao Zedong’s 123rd birthday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
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A Mao Zedong impersonator attends the celebrations on December 26. Photo: Li Hao/GT A man serves "long-life" noodles – a meal traditionally reserved for birthdays – during the celebrations. A grandfather surnamed Wang, 63, from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, feeds his grandson a bowl of “long life” noodles in Shaoshan while celebrating Mao Zedong’s 123rd birthday in Shaoshan. Photo: Li Hao/GT Liu Tinghan, 64, from Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province, attends the celebrations in Shaoshan on December 26. Photo: Li Hao/GT Photo: Li Hao/GT Photo: Li Hao/GT People gather in Shaoshan on December 25 ahead of Mao’s 123rd birthday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A statue of Mao Zedong stands over a crowd in Shaoshan. Photo: Li Hao/GT Photo: Li Hao/GT