I doubt this tunnel connecting Chairman Mao’s childhood home to the rest of Shaoshan, China, was ever used by Mao Zedong. Tourist and touts now use it.
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Knock-knock. Who’s there? Mao Zedong.
Shaoshan is the pinnacle of capitalism. The villagers have cashed in on Mao Zedong, former Chinese leader, the village’s most famous former resident.
China Photo: Reflecting at the temple
Mount Heng, or Hengshan, is one of the five sacred Taoist mountains in China. It rises 1290 meters above the Hunan countryside.
Back from the Hunan fields
I have returned to the big city. I sampled a Hunan delicacy: Stinky Tofu. I climbed a mountain. My Canon 40D is pretty much dead. The holiday is over.
After the firecrackers
The remnants of firecrackers, in small Hunan, China village, on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year. The new year is called Spring Festival.