Shaoshan

Shaoshan (Cheenese: 韶山; pinyin: Sháoshān) is a coonty-level ceety in Xiangtan, Hunan Province. It is maist popularly kent as the birthplace o Mao Zedong, the foonder o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae.

Mao Zedong's birthplace

Shaoshan residents hae caipitalized on their maist famous resident an Shaoshan is an aa the birthplace o Mao's Family Restaurant, a popular restaurant chain that haes spread tae mony ither ceeties.

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

Admeenistration

Shaoshan Ceety admeenisters 2 touns (鎮) an 6 rural touns (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)

Admieenistrative history

The various names an admeenistrative levels o Shaoshan:

• 1652 (Qing Dynasty): Qidu (七都), Xiangtan Destrict (縣)
• 1912 (Republic o Cheenae): The Seicont Destrict (第二區), Xi Tounship (西鄉), Xiangtan Coonty
• December 1932: The Nint Destrict, Xiangtan Coonty
• 1947: Qingtian Tounship, Xiangtan Coonty
• Januar 1950 (Fowkrepublic o Cheenae): The Third Destrict, Xiangtan Coonty
• 1951: The Fowert Destrict, Xiangtan Coonty
• 1 August 1955: Yintian Destrict, Xiangtan Coonty
• 1956: Yintian Toun, Xiangtan Coonty
• 1 September 1958: Shaoshan Fowkcommune, Xiangtan Coonty
• 12 Mey 1961: Shaoshan Destrict, Xiangtan Coonty
• December 1968: coonty-controlled destrict status upgradit tae regional destrict (地級區), controlled directly bi the province
• December 1981: revertit tae be coonty-controlled
• December 1984: upgradit tae coonty-class district (縣級區), controlled bi Xiangtan Ceety
• 26 December 1990: Upgradit tae coonty-class ceety, controlled bi Xiangtan Ceety on behauf o the province.

Freemit airtins

• Official site Archived 2003-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Simplified Cheenese)