Shaoshan

Shaoshan () 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.

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.

References

Freemit airtins
 Official site  (in Simplified Cheenese)

Category:Ceeties in Hunan