A man from central China's Shaanxi Province is engrossed in collecting
Chairman Mao badges. Over the last 18 years, he has collected over
10,000 Chairman Mao badges of various kinds.
Wang Anxi, the badge collector, has developed such a hobby since
1988. At first, it was no more than an excuse to kill time, but
gradually he became engrossed in his "cause," finding the hobby
provided with him knowledge and joy. Over the last 18 years, he has
left his footprints all over northwestern China thanks to his
efforts to collect Chairman Mao badges from the countryside.
The walls of his house are all decorated with his collections.
Some are made of metal, porcelain, wood and even bamboo. The
biggest is as large as a plate, while the tiniest is only the size
of a finger tip. In addition to badges, he also collects a number
of statues of Chairman Mao.
Some of his collections are quite valuable, including the
Chairman Mao in the Long March series and Chairman Mao in Tirana,
Albania series.
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(CRI.com November 21, 2006)