Shaoshan (Chinese: 韶山; pinyin: Sháoshān) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China.

[2] It is the smallest administrative unit by size or by population in the counties and county-level cities in Hunan province.

[3] As the birthplace of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, Shaoshan was an important base during the Chinese Communist Revolution.

Shaoshan's founding legend involves Emperor Shun, who supposedly passed through the site during his southward inspection.

Geography: in the east-central hilly region of Hunan province, the geographical coordinates are longitude 112 ° 23'52 "-112 ° 38'13", latitude 27 ° 51'40 "-28 ° 1'53".