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Mao took up residence in Zhongnanhai, a compound next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, and there he ordered the construction of an indoor swimming pool and other buildings. Mao's physician Li Zhisui described him as conducting business either in bed or by the side of the pool, preferring not to wear formal clothes unless absolutely necessary.[169] Li's book, The Private Life of Chairman Mao, is regarded as controversial, especially by those sympathetic to Mao.[170] In 1958, Dai Fudong, Wu Lusheng, and Fu Xinqi were appointed co-designers of the Meiling Guesthouse in Wuhan, which they later learned was Mao's villa.[171] Mao often visited this villa between 1960 and 1974; the villa includes a garden, living quarters, conference room, bomb shelter and swimming pool.
Mao Tse Tung; An Angel or A Dictator?
Mao took up residence in Zhongnanhai, a compound next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, and there he ordered the construction of an indoor swimming pool and other buildings. Mao's physician Li Zhisui described him as conducting business either in bed or by the side of the pool, preferring not to wear formal clothes unless absolutely necessary.[169] Li's book, The Private Life of Chairman Mao, is regarded as controversial, especially by those sympathetic to Mao.[170] In 1958, Dai Fudong, Wu Lusheng, and Fu Xinqi were appointed co-designers of the Meiling Guesthouse in Wuhan, which they later learned was Mao's villa.[171] Mao often visited this villa between 1960 and 1974; the villa includes a garden, living quarters, conference room, bomb shelter and swimming pool.