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JOURNEY TO THE PAST

Since childhood, Mao Haofu has been hearing stories about revolutionary figures and the revolutionary base in his hometown—Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province—from his grandfather Mao Binghua, former curator of the Jinggangshan Museum.

In 2015, Mao Haofu graduated with a master’s degree in accounting and finance and began working for a company in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi. However, spurred on by his desire to record and pass on the revolutionary legacies, two years later he decided to return to his hometown and become a tour guide at the Jinggangshan Museum.

“I hope that through my introduction, visitors can develop a deeper understanding of China’s revolutionary history and culture, even if they had little knowledge of them prior to coming here,” Mao Haofu told ThePaper.com.

Jinggangshan is one of the hottest destinations of red tourism, a term which refers to visiting historical

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