Shaoshan () is a city of Xiangtan, Hunan Province, known as the birthplace of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China.

• Population: 100,000 (non-farmers: 16,000)
• Area: 210 km²
• Geographic coordinates: 27°51'40" - 28°1'53" N, 112°23'52" - 112°38'13" E

Administration

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), Xiangtan County
• 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 back 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 link

• Official site (in Simplified Chinese)