
The Mao Mausoleum is the funerary complex built to house the remains of the Communist Party leader and supreme ruler of the People’s Republic of China , Mao Zedong. The works of this began on November 24, 1976, a few months after the death of the dictator, who died on September 9 of that year. Its inauguration took place on November 24, 1977, just one year later.
The fact that it was made by his successor at the head of the Chinese Communist Party is not random. Hua Guofeng did not have the popularity and support of Mao , so it is believed that this magnanimous work was made with the aim of using the image of Mao to promote himself. However, Hua Guofeng will be removed from power to the detriment of Den Xiaoping and other party members.