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> On 2 Jul 2015, at 15:35, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Frank. > > Mao seems still to be a revered figure in China, along with Yat-sen > and Empress Dowager Cixi. There certainly were many more in line to > view Mao's remains at the Mausoleum in Tiananmen square they were > waiting to see Lenin in Red Square when I was there. > > They seem to avoid the word "communist," at least around westerners, > but instead speak of Mao as the founder of "The New China." His > excesses appear to be overlooked because basically things are better > now in China for most Chinese than they ever have been. > > Ideology seems to have given way to nationalism and consumerism. > However one feels about the current government, Beijing is certainly a > modern, efficient, clean and prosperous city. I was amazed by the > total lack of litter and graffiti and the obvious care taken to > beautify the city, with trees, flowers and pleasant open spaces all > around. > > Simply trying to access the internet, however, quickly reveals the > tight control the government maintains over everything. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Knarf <[email protected]> wrote: >> Still with the pictures of Mao? I thought he'd long since been disgraced and >> expunged from the public memory. >> >> Wonderful photo. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >>> On 2 July, 2015 2:10:04 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Tienanmen Square: >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18048446&size=lg >>> K-5 II S, DA 18-135 zoom >>> Comments are invited >>> >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
