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