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BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Beijing issued a notice Friday that it would temporarily close for renovation.
The memorial hall administration said that the renovation would repair the building and its inner facilities from March 1 to August 31, during which the hall would be closed for safety reasons.
Construction of the memorial hall was completed in May 1977, and the hall opened to the public Sept. 9 the same year. It has received over 220 million visitors.
