Shaoshan () is a

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. It is under the administration of the

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. Qingxi Town is its

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. Located on the mid-eastern Hunan and the mid-north of

, Shaoshan is bordered by Ningxiang County to the north,

Xiangxiang City Xiangxiang () is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China. Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang, Ningxiang County and Shaoshan, Shaoshan City to the north, Xi ...

to the west and southwest,

Xiangtan County Xiangtan County () is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Xiangtan City. Located on the east central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuhu, Yuetang Districts and Xiangtan City, to the west by Xia ...

to the east and southeast. It covers an area of , as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 118,236 and a permanent resident population of 97,800. o
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, the founder of the

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, Shaoshan was an important base during the

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. Mao remains a popular figure in the area, and

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to Shaoshan and other places related to China's communist background has driven the local economy and increased people's understanding of China's revolutionary history.

History

Shaoshan's founding legend involves

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, who supposedly passed through the site during his southward inspection. He was so fascinated with the landscape that he played the Music of Shao (), which summoned many phoenixes and other birds to accompany him. Thus was Shaoshan named for the Music of Shao. It was under the jurisdiction of the state of Chu in the ancient times. On December 26, 1990, Shaoshan became a county-level city approved by the

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. Names and administrative levels of Shaoshan: * 1652 (

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): Qidu (), Xiangtan District () * 1912 (

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): The Second District (), Xi Township (), Xiangtan

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* December 1932: The Ninth District, Xiangtan County * 1947: Qingtian Township, Xiangtan County (''de jure'') * January 1950 (

): The Third District, Xiangtan County * 1951: The Fourth District, Xiangtan County * August 1, 1955: Yintian District, Xiangtan County * 1956: Yintian Town, Xiangtan County * September 1, 1958: Shaoshan

People's Commune The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...

, Xiangtan County * May 12, 1961: Shaoshan District, Xiangtan County * December 1968: county-controlled district status upgraded to regional district (), controlled directly by the province * December 1981: reverted to be county-controlled * December 1984: upgraded to county-class district (), controlled by Xiangtan City * December 26, 1990: Upgraded to county-class city, controlled by Xiangtan City on behalf of the province.

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Shaoshan City on 16 November 2015, Shaoshan City has two towns and two townships under its jurisdiction., also see or they are: ;2 towns *

Qingxi, Shaoshan Qingxi Town () is an urban town in and subdivision of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China. it had a population of 48,500 and an area of . History In 2015, Ruyi Town and Yongyi Township were merged into Qingxi Town. Administrative division The tow ...

(): Yongyi,

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and the former Qingxi merged *

Yintian, Shaoshan Yintian Town () is a rural town in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. it had a population of 19,560 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into eleven villages and a community: Yintianzhen Community (), Qi ...

() ;2 townships * Shaoshan Township (): Daping and the former Shaoshan Township merged * Yanglin, Shaoshan ()

Description

Shaoshan has a population of 100,000, of which 16,000 are not farmers. It covers an area of . It is located in the east-central hilly region of Hunan province, the geographical coordinates are longitude 112 ° 23'52 "-112 ° 38'13", latitude 27 ° 51'40 "-28 ° 1'53". Shaoshan's topography is dominated by Mt. Shaofeng and the Shao and Shishi Rivers, with hills in the west giving rise to a mix of hills and plains in the east. The peak of Mount Shaofeng, 518.5 m above sea level, is the highest point whereas Liumuzhou, 48 m above sea level, is the lowest point of the whole city.

Sister cities

* Vidnoye,

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Geography

Climate

References

External links

Official site

Early Pictures of Mao ZeDong in Shaoshan
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