TO GO WITH: China-heritage-lifestyle-hobby, FOCUS by Peter Catterall with Mary Yang
In this photo taken on September 7, 2024, former soldier and Mao memorabilia collector Feng Gang stands stands amidst statues and paintings of late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong in his living room 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