Mao Tse-tung, the founder of Communist China, died at age 83 on September 9, 1976. Visitors to the mausoleum can view Mao's embalmed body draped in the red flag of China.
Mao Tse-tung Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
Historic Architecture ini Beijing: Mao Tse-tung Mausoleum
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
Mao Tse-tung is interred in a mausoleum at Tianamen Square in Beijing.
Mao Tse-tung Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
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