The distance from Shaoshan to Xiangtan is about 40km and to Changsha is 120km. It has a population of 100,000. Shaoshan is the hometown of great Chairman Mao , the founder of the People''s Republic of China. And it is famous for this. Mao Zedong spent much of his childhood and youth in Shaoshan.
It is said that Emperor Shun once visited Shaoshan. He and his maids lived The tourism has become the main industry of this place. Chairman Mao’s Former Residence, the Statue Square of Chairman Mao, and Mao-Water Dripping Cave are the most famous tourist sites in Shaoshan.