- Shaoshan
Shaoshan (zh-cp|c=韶山|p=Sháoshān) is a
county-level city inXiangtan ,Hunan Province . It is most popularly known as the birthplace ofMao Zedong , the founder of thePeople's Republic of China .Shaoshan residents have capitalized on their most famous resident and Shaoshan is also the birthplace of Mao's Family Restaurant, a popular restaurant chain that has spread to many other cities.
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Population : 100,000 (non-farmers: 16,000)
*Area : 210 km²
*Geographic coordinate s: 27°51'40" - 28°1'53" N, 112°23'52" - 112°38'13" EAdministration
Shaoshan City administers 2 towns (鎮) and 6 rural towns (鄉):
* Qingxi (清溪鎮)
* Yintian (銀田鎮)
* Ruyi (如意鄉)
* Shaoshan (韶山鄉)
* Yanglin (楊林鄉)
* Daping (大坪鄉)
* Yintian (銀田鄉)
* Yongyi (永義鄉)Administrative history
The various names and administrative levels of Shaoshan:
* 1652 (Qing Dynasty ): Qidu (七都), Xiangtan District (縣)
* 1912 (Republic of China ): The Second District (第二區), Xi Township (西鄉), XiangtanCounty
* December 1932: The Ninth District, Xiangtan County
* 1947: Qingtian Township, Xiangtan County
* January 1950 (People's Republic of China ): 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, Xiangtan County
* May 12, 1961: Shaoshan District, Xiangtan County
* December 1968: county-controlled district status upgraded to regional district (地級區), controlled directly by the province
* December 1981: reverted to be county-controlled
* December 1984: upgraded to county-class district (縣級區), controlled by Xiangtan City
* December 26, 1990: Upgraded to county-class city, controlled by Xiangtan City on behalf of the province.External links
* [http://www.china-shaoshan.com Official site] (in
Simplified Chinese )]
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