Mao returns to haunt and comfort his people
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1112792,00.html
Thousands gather to wish former leader happy birthday
Jonathan Watts in Shaoshan, China
Saturday December 27, 2003
The Guardian
The cult of Mao Zedong re-emerged with a bang and a flash yesterday as
tens of thousands of worshippers paid homage in the "great helmsman's"
hometown to mark the 110th anniversary of his birth.
In a remarkable display of idolatry for an atheist nation, visitors
burned incense and lit bonfires of offerings before bowing deeply
before a huge golden statue of the former party chairman, whose
presence is growing stronger nearly 28 years after his death.
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