TO GO WITH: China-heritage-lifestyle-hobby, FOCUS by Peter Catterall with Mary Yang
In this photo taken on September 7, 2024, statues of late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong are seen in a storage shed at the home of former soldier and Mao memorabilia collector Feng Gang in Baotou, in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. China has in recent decades witnessed a resurgence of nostalgia for the Mao era -- despite its horrors -- due in part to its utopian official outlook and fervent patriotic spirit. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH: China-heritage-lifestyle-hobby, FOCUS by Peter Catterall with Mary Yang