Gallery: Full-Tilt Communism Is Alive and Well in the Tiny Chinese Village of Nanjie
Tim Fenby0113
Portraits of Lenin, Stalin, Marx and Engels line Nanjie's main square.
Tim Fenby0215
A Chinese tourist snaps a photo of a Stalin monument.
Tim Fenby0316
A construction project near the visitor's center in Nanjie.
Tim Fenby0414
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.
Tim Fenby059
An imposing monument greets visitors at the entrance to Nanjie.
Tim Fenby065
A stately camel sculpture towers above the plants in Nanjie's greenhouse.
Tim Fenby0717
A couple poses for their wedding photographs in Nanjie's greenhouse.
Tim Fenby0811
A Chinese tourist admires a replica of Mao Zedong's former residence.
Tim Fenby0910
Kangaroo sculptures congregate in a corner of Nanjie's greenhouse.
Tim Fenby104
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.
Tim Fenby111
Nanjie offers red bus tours that take travelers to all its main attractions.
Tim Fenby1212
A local stands beside a mural of Mao Zedong adorning one of Nanjie's factories.
Tim Fenby132
A dinosaur sculpture sits among the tropical plants within Nanjie's massive greenhouse.
Tim Fenby146
School children in Nanjie line up at the start of the day.
