Divergent from other documentaries in Chinese and Western media, this documentary views Mao Zedong from the eyes of ordinary Chinese and tells the story with their words. The film focuses on today, a time of Mao Zedong without Mao Zedong. No archive footage is used in this film to be precise, this documentary is about Mao Zedong's worshipers creating a new religion a dew decades after his death.

Most of the Chinese personal accounts in this film may be partly or completely fabricated or historically incorrect. But these stories are meaningful and valuable, as they are a part of Chinese culture. Whether or not they are true is not the point. The question is, where are Chinese people telling these tales? And why do we believe them?

There are similarities and differences. Circling around the Mao statue is a custom inherited from Tibetan Buddhists. "Grandpa Mao" is an intimate and auspicious way to address him. In Homes, Mao's statues sometimes are enshrined in a very high place. To please him, cigarettes are offered in front of his niche, as Mao was a smoker. There is a noticeable phenomenon that people are more delightful and cheerful then when worshiping in the Buddhist temple. As a tourist, one of the must-see sights of Beijing is the mausoleum of Mao Zedong. Mao's birthday is considered to be Chinese Christmas today.

Nobody knows. Worship of Mao Zedong is more popular by the day. If a friend or a colleague worshipper of Mao experienced a miraculous event, more believers are created. In recent years, more Chinese have given a Mao statue as an auspicious gift for the new year or spring festival. If a person does better after receiving Mao's statue, he may very well go to Shaoshan, Mao's hometown, to thank him. In Shaoshan, CEOs of companies bring hundreds of their employees to thank Mao for there booming business. For many Chinese, to deny a possible protecting spirit is inauspicious. They would rather believe in him than suspect him.