The Iron Fist..."Mao's Watching You"

In Beijing, the Forbidden City is not only a popular tourist attraction, but also a symbol of the Communist Party of China’s power and control. At its entrance, above tourists and tourguides, hangs a giant portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of communist China. Directly adjacent to Tian’anmen Square, Mao, along with security cameras and military patrols, keeps watch for any threats to communism, failing to recognize the capitalist machine at work through street-vendors and trinket-dealers.