TO GO WITH: China-heritage-lifestyle-hobby, FOCUS by Peter Catterall with Mary Yang
In this photo taken on September 8, 2024 a statue of late communist leader Mao Zedong stands outside a shopping mall 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