Mao Ze Dong Mausoleum, Beijing, China
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Tiananmen Square
Dong Cheng District
100006 Beijing
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+86 10 6513 2277
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Neighborhood :
Tiananmen Square
- Mon to Fri from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM
This massive mausoleum and memorial hall was built at Tiananmen Square, the center of Beijing and metaphorically of the whole of China, shortly after Mao's death in 1976. For nearly 30 years Mao was the center of the Chinese universe, and despite how the future may judge him, he is certainly still revered today. The lines that file into the building and pass his glass sarcophagus are long but fast-moving, and visitors often get the feeling they are being whisked away before they can get a good look at the Great Helmsman, fueling rumors that what is on display is a wax impersonation. When you visit the mausoleum be aware that the hours are rather irregular, with Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays being the only full days it is open. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays it is only open in the morning, and Sundays it is not open at all.
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Mao Mausoleum consists of a big house just opposite the Tiananmen Square . There is a white marble statue of Mao sitting in an armchair. Then y...
It's a bit creepy visiting Mao's corpse, but it's a big part of recent Chinese history, so I guess you can't miss it.
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