# Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

Beijing, China

A columned mausoleum at the southern center of Tiananmen Square, built in 1977 to hold the embalmed body of Mao Zedong. Visitors file past a seated marble statue and the glass coffin where the founder of the People's Republic lies in state.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 39.901, 116.3915

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