Even Mao’s Family Gets in Spirit of Capitalism
Ten years after China began its economic reforms, it has put its most authoritative stamp of approval on them--Mao Tse-tung’s family has gone into business, the China Youth Daily said Saturday.
In Shaoshan in south China’s Hunan province, Mao’s birthplace, members of the late leader’s family have opened the Mao Family Restaurant, which serves several hundred customers daily--most of them tourists.
The newspaper said the restaurant has four employees. A photo of Mao taken during a 1959 visit is prominently displayed.
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