Shaoshan

• Mao Zedong made 'mistakes', says Chinese President Xi Jinping

  Chinese President Xi Jinping today acknowledged that 'Chairman' Mao Zedong made "mistakes" but asked people to adopt a "correct" historical view to judge a revolutionary figure.

• Mao fans bow before gold image of Communist China's founder

  Pilgrims from across the country lit firecrackers and offered flowers in Shaoshan, where Mao was born to celebrate a man widely viewed as the father of modern China.