A long line of people visited the memorial hall of Chairman Mao Zedong to commemorate the late Chinese leader on Friday, one day ahead of the 41st anniversary of his death.

The Comrade Mao Zedong Memorial Museum, which once portrayed the leader as a revolutionary icon, now presents him as an incorruptible leader. What this shift in emphasis says about contemporary China.

The chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall stands on the former sits of Zhonghuamen Gate at the southern end of Tian'anmen Square between the Monument to the People's Heroes and Zhengyangmen Gate.

As December 26 marked the 120th anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong's birth, memorial activities around the country have been taking place this week, including concerts, exhibitions and galas held ...

At the south end, his flag-draped, embalmed body, or some facsimile thereof, reposes in the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. These merely symbolize Mao’s continuing grip on China, 36 years after his ...

He then led the delegation of other top Chinese officials into the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, known in the West as the “Maosoleum,” located in Tiananmen Square. Top government and military officials ...

“Chairman Mao is a military man, not an ordinary person.” Their investment has been more than recouped, however, by the 40 other statues bought by individuals for $25,000 each.

“Standing in front of Chairman Mao’s remains, I felt really insignificant,” said Tyson, ... “To have the chance to visit the memorial hall is a great honor for me.” Mao died in 1976.