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SHAOSHAN, CHINA: This photo taken 16 August 2006 shows local tourists making wishes next to a six-meter (20-foot) bronze statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong in his home village of Shaoshan, in China's central province of Hunan. China will mark 09 September, 2006 the 30th anniversary of the death of the great Chairman Mao, who despite being the architect of the Cultural Revolution that killed millions and took China to the brink of collapse, is still revered by many across China as a god-like figure. AFP PHOTO/ LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
SHAOSHAN, CHINA: This photo taken 16 August 2006 shows local tourists making wishes next to a six-meter (20-foot) bronze statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong in his home village of Shaoshan, in China's central province of Hunan. China will mark 09 September, 2006 the 30th anniversary of the death of the great Chairman Mao, who despite being the architect of the Cultural Revolution that killed millions and took China to the brink of collapse, is still revered by many across China as a god-like figure. AFP PHOTO/ LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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