In China's 'Red Holy Land', tourists mark Communist Party centenary

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YAN'AN, China: Tourists pose for photos on Chairman Mao's bed as the Chinese Communist Party – much-criticised overseas – marks its centenary year ...

Visitors in the building where the 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was celebrated in 1945, at the Yangjialing Revolutionary Site in Yan'an, China during a government organised media tour. YAN'AN, China: Tourists pose for photos on Chairman Mao's bed as the Chinese Communist Party – much-criticised overseas – marks its centenary year at home with a public relations push including office history outings, big-budget movies and carefully constructed media tours.

Zhang Zhenxing, a tech employee from Hebei on a company-organised trip, said he wanted to"experience how the revolutionary forebears achieved victory in such a difficult environment". Officials in Yan'an repeatedly cited Edgar Snow, an American reporter known for his friendship with Mao in the 1930s, as a model for telling China's story to the world, urging today's foreign correspondents to follow his example.China's President Xi Jinping, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party, has been on an image-making drive that puts his power and influence on a comparable level with Mao.

"Outstanding" party members will receive a"Jul 1 Medal" at a grand ceremony in Beijing on the same day, state media reported.

 

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