Shaoshan

E42100

Shaoshan is a town in Hunan Province, China, best known as the birthplace of Mao Zedong and a significant site of modern Chinese revolutionary history.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Shaoshan, Hunan 1
Shaoshan, Xiangtan, Hunan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
town
administrativeStatus county-level city under Xiangtan
climate humid subtropical climate
country China
distanceTo approximately 100 km from Changsha
approximately 40 km from Xiangtan urban area
governedBy county-level city government of Shaoshan
governingProvinceCapital Changsha
hasAttraction Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square
Mao Zedong Memorial Museum
Mao Zedong's Former Residence
Shaoshan Scenic Area
hasCommemoration activities on Mao Zedong's birthday
activities on major PRC anniversaries
hasCulturalSignificance important site for patriotic education in China
symbol of Chinese Communist Party revolutionary origins
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
service industry
tourism
hasGeographicalFeature hilly terrain
subtropical monsoon climate
hasHeritageStatus key red tourism destination
national patriotic education base
hasMemorial Mao Zedong Memorial Museum
surface form: Mao Zedong Memorial Hall
hasNotablePerson Mao Zedong
hasPublicSpace Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square
surface form: Mao Zedong Square
hasRole birthplace of Mao Zedong
revolutionary historical site
hasTransportConnection highways linking to Xiangtan
railway connections within Hunan
knownFor being the birthplace of Mao Zedong
red tourism
sites related to modern Chinese revolutionary history
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese
Xiang Chinese
locatedIn Hunan Province
Xiang River basin
surface form: Xiangjiang River basin

Xiangtan
central China
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
namedAfter Shaoshan Scenic Area
surface form: Shaoshan Mountain
partOf China
surface form: People's Republic of China
politicalSignificance pilgrimage site for Chinese Communist Party members
venue for official commemorative activities
region Xiangnan (southern Hunan) cultural region
timeZoneOffset UTC+08:00
tourismType red tourism destination

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xiangtan encompasses Shaoshan
this entity surface form: Shaoshan, Hunan
this entity surface form: Shaoshan, Xiangtan, Hunan
Xiangtan tourismAttraction Shaoshan