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Figure 16.
A waitress at the helm of the "Mao Family Restaurant"
with Mao's childhood home visible in the background.
(Author's photograph, Shaoshan, June 1992)
Figure 17.
The restored Mao Clan Temple in Shaoshan, Hunan.
(Author's photograph, Shaoshan, June 1992)

 

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Figure 18.
$1000 Mao: From Dishuidong, Shaoshan, Hunan, 1992 (dimensions: 17" by 9 1/2").
This US$1-1000 bill sold at Mao's 1966 hideaway outside Shaoshan features a computer-generated
image of the Chairman. Printed in blue on white cloth, with Mao in spectral black, the note
bears a red seal inscribed with the words "[Mao's] Former Residence in Shaoshan" (
Shaoshan guju
).
(Courtesy of Sang Ye)

 

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Figure 19.
Mao busts, books, and badges: A portion of Sang Ye's private collection of
CultRev relics acquired from recycling stations, garbage tips, markets,
and private dealers during the late 1980s and early 1990s. (A display at the exhibition
"Propaganda and People: Mao and the Cultural Revolution 1966-1976," Powerhouse
Museum, Sydney, July 1992-February 1994. Photograph by Sue Stafford)

 

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Figure 20a.
"Classic" Cultural Revolution-period Mao badges from the 1994
calendar "365 Red Suns" produced in Anhui Province.
Figure 20b.
Porcelain Mao badges from the 1994 calendar "365 Red Suns."

 

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Figure 21.
1994 New Year's Painting: A picture of Mao on
celluloid surrounded by symbols of good fortune,
the spring and longevity framed by a couplet
extolling the chairman's superhuman abilities. The
legend at the top reads: "May good fortune
nourish ten thousand generations."
Figure 22.
1994 New Year's Painting: The ¥100 note featuring the Four Worthies
(Mao, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhu De) with traditional symbols
of prosperity and good health (jinseng, peonies, and money), and auspicious
sayings. The legend at the top reads: "May you make a fortune."

 

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Figure 23.
1994 New Year's Painting: A chubby baby fondling piles of
Chinese money (with Mao's image on it) and U.S. dollars.
Figure 24.
Cigarette lighter featuring the young Mao. When opened the lighter plays
"The East Is Red," China's Mao anthem. The Chinese legend over
Mao's image reads "The Great Savior." The trimming above this shows a
red sun rising from a turbulent sea. Such lighters
were popular for a time in 1992-1993.

 

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Figure 25.
Mao refillable pencils:
Produced for the 1993
centenary these pencils
for school children
feature both the young
and the old Mao. They
carry the inscription
''Study hard and
you'll improve every
day" in the Chairman's
hand (see note 8 in
"Galluping Mao:
A 1993 Opinion Poll").
(Courtesy of
Nancy Berliner)
Figure 26:
Assorted Mao accessories: Brooches with
rhine-stones, a pendant in the shape of a
heart, a tie pin, a centenary fountain pen reading
"The Great Teacher," and a mini Mao badge. These
objects were purchased in Shaoshan, June 1992.
Figure 27.
A tea cup with a Cultural Revolution-style
picture of Mao's childhood house in Shaoshan.
Purchased in Shaoshan, June 1992.
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