Yep, we worship Mao's ideology, but we don't worship his family or his bloodline, unlike what Japan has done to their emperor and his family members.
And this was the result of Mao's boldness, and no other East Asian nation could achieve the same scale like we have done.
Same for USA and USSR, because of their boldness, they can eventually become the superpowers.
Every superpower during their development, there was a bloody history behind, so it was also inevitable for China.
But overall, Mao has headed us into the right direction to become a true superpower.