South of the Monument to the People’s Heroes is Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. The foyer houses a seated figure of Chairman Mao in white marble. Behind it is a 7-by-24 metre needlepoint woolen tapestry “Such a beauty is our motherland.” In the second room, Chairman Mao’s remains recline in a crystal coffin, with the red flag of the Communist Party of China draped over his body. The building was completed in 1977.
Currently, the remains of late Chairman Mao are mechanically raised from a freezer for viewing, then lowered again at night.
