Presenting Mao to more young readers

Mao Zedong, the founding father of New China, died on Sept 9, 1976. Forty years on and his legacy is still a subject of interest not just to historians but also among people from other walks of life.

His contribution to the creation of the People's Republic in 1949 is at the center of a book that will be released later this year.

The book also highlights how Mao encouraged Chinese to build a national character of someone who "dares to dream, do and combine knowledge with practice".