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.

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.