China marks 115th birthday of former leader Mao Zedong

The statue of former Chinese leader Mao

Zedong is illuminated by lights and fireworks at Shaoshan, the hometown of

Mao in central China's Hunan Province on Dec. 26, 2008, to mark the 115th

birthday of the former Chinese leader.(Chinese media/Zhao Zhongzhi)
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