South-central China
Hunan
Xiangtan

Shaoshan

Shaoshan Township is a rural township in , , China. It is surrounded by on the northeast, on the south, and and on the west.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: rural township in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Shao-shan-ch’ung”, “Shaoshan Township”, “Shaoshan Xiang”, “Shaoshanchong”, and “韶山”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shaoshannan and Shaoshan.

Railway station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shaoshan South railway station is a railway station of the Hangchangkun Passenger Railway located in , People's Republic of China. Shaoshan South railway station is well appointed and spacious, and has a regular and fast train service from Changsha South.

Photo: SFSQ2012, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Shaoshan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaoshan and Qingxi.

Photo: A J Butler, CC BY 3.0.
is a small city in China's province, famous for being the birthplace of leader and Chinese icon Mao Zedong.

Town
Town is an urban town in and subdivision of , , China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 48,500 and an area of 71.16 square kilometres. is situated 3 km north of Shaoshan.

Village
Township is a rural township in , Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 10,600 and an area of 24 square kilometres. is situated 4 km east of Shaoshan.

Shaoshan

Latitude
27.90268° or 27° 54′ 10″ north
Longitude
112.52901° or 112° 31′ 44″ east
Open location code
7PVJWG3H+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4451261950
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q895811
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Shaoshan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “韶山乡”
  • Chinese: “韶山鄉”
  • Dutch: “Shaoshan”
  • Gan Chinese: “韶山乡”
  • German: “Shaoshan”
  • Japanese: “韶山郷”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shaoshan”
  • Norwegian: “Shaoshan”
  • Persian: “شهرستان شاوشان”
  • Wu Chinese: “韶山乡”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shaoshan Tourist Service Centre and 六亲台.

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