Mao Zedong remains one of the most controversial figures in modern world history. This 'living legacy' is the subject of intense, ongoing debate both within China and throughout the rest of the world.

Among them a Hunan peasant's son, Mao ZeDong.' PRESENTER ... PRESENTER:'And it was these desperate times which shaped Mao's life 'and his career as a revolutionary. PRESENTER:'Mao was born in ...

Shaoshan is about forty kilometers west of the county town of Xiangtan, Hunan Province. It is one of the seventy-two peaks of the majestic Mount Hengshan. According to legend, when King Yu was on ...

As only the third leader to have issued such a report, the move establishes Xi's status as an equal to party founder Mao Zedong and his ... to remain in power for life. Essentially, it cements ...

Michael Wood explores the origins and rise of the Chinese Communist Party, and the significance of Mao Zedong in the process. The Communists resisted the Nationalists by escaping to Yan'an on the ...