He is dressed in a vintage Mao suit and sports a Moe-the-Stooge bowl ... far away at the opposite end of the square near the Chairman's mausoleum, a rendering of Colonel Sanders that towers ...
The chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall stands on the former ... lies Mao (1893-1976) in his usual gray suit, draped with the red flag of the Communist Party, in a crystal casket.
The Mao suit has a fascinating history. Vast quantities of this ‘people’s uniform’ were made for soldiers during the Korean war – which ended 70 years ago today – including Australian POWS.