Reliving a slice of history

As one of the few live shows with a revolutionary theme in the country, it has become a major draw for tourists who visit Shaoshan to pay tribute to Mao Zedong. Liu Xiangrui and Feng Zhiwei report.

With the classical revolutionary tune The East Is Red playing, "Chairman Mao" walks to the center of the stage, where the Tian'anmen Gate Tower stands, and announces the founding of New China.

The voice is Mao's. This is from a recording made at the founding ceremony on Oct 1, 1949.