Across the country, China celebrated the 90-year anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) yesterday.

Although Mao died well over three decades ago, he's still very much alive in pictures and statues across Beijing and the entire People's Republic.

On the occasion of the birth of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, the portrait of Chairman Mao in Tiananmen square got a little touchup by artist Ge Xiaoguang (Pronounced Guh sh-yao-g-wong).

Ge Xiaoguang
Ge Xiaoguang (L) uses an elevator in front of a giant portrait of China's late Chairman Maozedong in his working studio located between the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in Beijing June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Barry Huang
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Ge Xiaoguang wipes off extra paint on a giant portrait of China's late Chairman Maozedong in his working studio located between the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in Beijing, June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Barry Huang
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Giant portraits of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong (R) and Sun Yat-sen, widely recognised as the father of modern China, are seen in Ge Xiaoguang's working studio located between the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in Beijing, June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Barry Huang
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