Shaoshan
韶山市 | |
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  Shaoshan Location in Hunan  Shaoshan Shaoshan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Shaoshan government): 27°54′54″N 112°31′36″E / 27.9150°N 112.5267°E | |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangtan |
| Seat | Qingxi Town |
| Area | |
| • County-level & Sub-prefectural city | 247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • County-level & Sub-prefectural city | 118,236 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shaoshan (Chinese: 韶山; pinyin: Sháoshān) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xiangtan. Qingxi Town is its seat.
Located on the mid-eastern Hunan and the mid-north of Xiangtan, Shaoshan is bordered by Ningxiang County to the north, Xiangxiang City to the west and southwest, Xiangtan County to the east and southeast. It covers an area of 247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi), as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 118,236 and a permanent resident population of 97,800.[2] It is the smallest administrative unit by size or by population in the counties and county-level cities in Hunan province.[3]
As the birthplace of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, Shaoshan was an important base during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Mao remains a popular figure in the area,[4] and red tourism to Shaoshan and other places related to China's communist background has driven the local economy, while increasing people's understanding of China's revolutionary history.
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ 2015年韶山市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Shaoshan City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Xiangtan Bureau of Statistics. 2016-05-06. or xiangtan.gov.cn
- ^ 湘潭市人民政府关于将湘乡市龙洞镇7个村和金石镇2个村成建制划归韶山市管辖的通知 (2012年4月25日-潭政发〔2012〕11号). Xiangtan People's Government.
- ^ "In his hometown, Mao a source of pride." CNN. Tuesday September 29, 2009. Retrieved on September 30, 2009.