Mao lives on

Tian'anmen Square

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August 22nd 2006
First stop- Tian'anmen Square. It makes a memorable impression which can only be described as massive. It's 40 hectares!! Pity Mao's mausoleum is slapped in the middle as it ruins the continuity of the square; Tian'anmen Gate even has a huge portrait of Mao hung over the front and he also graces the banknotes. Outside the museum which flanks the eastern side of the square is a huge countdown clock ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more