Gallery: Full-Tilt Communism Is Alive and Well in the Tiny Chinese Village of Nanjie

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    Portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Marx and Engels line Nanjie's main square.
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    A Chinese tourist snaps a photo of a Stalin monument.
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    A construction project near the visitor's center in Nanjie.
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    While in the greenhouse, a Chinese tourist asked if she could photograph Fenby. As she did, several other tourists took the opportunity to snap a picture of Fenby for themselves. "I don't know who was more amused, them or me," he says.
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    An imposing monument greets visitors at the entrance to Nanjie.
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    A stately camel sculpture towers above the plants in Nanjie's greenhouse.
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    A couple poses for their wedding photographs in Nanjie's greenhouse.
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    A Chinese tourist admires a replica of Mao Zedong's former residence.
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    Kangaroo sculptures congregate in a corner of Nanjie's greenhouse.
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    A replica of Ya'nan Tower. The original is located in Ya'nan, a city in Shaanxi province considered the birthplace of the Maoist revolution.
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    Nanjie offers red bus tours that take travelers to all its main attractions.
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    A local stands beside a mural of Mao Zedong adorning one of Nanjie's factories.
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    A dinosaur sculpture sits among the tropical plants within Nanjie's massive greenhouse.
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    School children in Nanjie line up at the start of the day.
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