Mao's Body
Here are some excerpts that i find interesting from a Guardian article on how the Chinese dealt with Chairman Mao's body:
Mao himself had requested cremation, but powerful officials, including his mercurial widow, Jiang Qing, decided he would join the likes of Vladimir Lenin and Ho Chi Minh in being embalmed and put on display.
Mao himself had requested cremation, but powerful officials, including his mercurial widow, Jiang Qing, decided he would join the likes of Vladimir Lenin and Ho Chi Minh in being embalmed and put on display.
“Although there is controversy, I think that Mao’s corpse has been somewhat useful to China over the decades.
“The spirit of the Chinese people finds a focus on Chairman Mao’s body.”
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