Mausoleums for Reds -- Ugh

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Devine, James" wrote:
>
> I wish they would follow his wishes. he wanted to be buried or cremated, I forget which. I doubt that anyone wants to be put on permanent display...
> jd

Agreed.

Chou en Lai (at his standing request) was cremated and his ashes spread
from an airplane over the land. At the time it was official CPC policy
that party members be cremated. The sad decision to put Mao on display
was an early indication that things were iffy in China.

Carrol