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Categorized | China, Culture, Hong Kong, Images, Travel

Posted on 30 October 2007

Chairman Mao has been gone for 26 years but his visage fills markets
across China. Postcards, coins, busts, and the well-known little red book
are all for sale. He is immortal. Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong SAR.

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5 Comments For This Post

david b Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 8:52 am
The ideal gift for the pro-capitalist in any family methinks.
Teaspoon Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:49 am
This is sort of like all the Che Guevara crap you can buy everywhere throughout Latin America. Except….
stevo Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:56 am
I’m a collector of things Mao. I have Mao glass paperweight on my desk, and a Mao wallet in my pocket.
Corina Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Look at all tht Mao dongxi! Now that I learned the word I am going to use it. You know, use it or lose it!

I like the shot! There is something orderly about the cluttered-ness of it. I like how you framed it so that there is definitely a dominant presence of red right in the middle of it. Nicely done!
Robin Says:
November 1st, 2007 at 4:07 am
I read “Mao: The Unknown Story” by Jung Chang when I was recovering from my back injury. Unfortunately, I was also on quite a bit of medication at the time so I don’t remember much of it. Or maybe that’s fortunate.

Which has nothing whatsoever to do with your photo. It’s a great shot, Stevo.