Former residence of Mao Zedong in Shaoshan

The former residence of Mao Zedong in Shaoshan is the place where Mao Zedong was born and grew up in his early years. Mao Zedong was born here on December 26, 1893, and spent his childhood and youth here until he left here to study in the autumn of 1910.

This is a civil structure, south facing north, concave shape (commonly known as a firewood style) farmhouse. In the East, there are 13 small green tile houses for Mao Zedong's family, and in the west, there are 5 thatched houses for neighbors, which are shared by the central hall. In 1878, Mao Zedong's great grandfather Mao Zuren bought this place. With the efforts of several generations, Mao Shunsheng, Mao Zedong's father, changed the thatched cottage into tile roofed cottage. On the front door of today's main hall is a gold and Wood Plaque inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping in 1983 on "former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong".

Former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong

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The former residence of Mao Zedong in Shaoshan generally refers to the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong

The former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong is located in Shaoshan village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province. It faces north and south. It is a "concave" shaped building with civil structure. In the East is Mao Zedong's home, in the west is his neighbor, and in the middle is shared by two families. The total construction area is 472.92 square meters. The main scenic spots are Mao Zedong's former residence, Bronze Statue Square and Dishui cave. In 1929, the former residence was confiscated and destroyed by the Kuomintang government. It was restored to its original appearance in 1950. In 1961, it was announced by the State Council of the people's Republic of China as a national key cultural relics protection unit. On June 27, 1983, Deng Xiaoping inscribed "the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong" on the door plaque. In July 1997, he was selected as one of the first national patriotic education bases of the Ministry of publicity.

In December 2016, the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong was listed in the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

geographical position

Shaoshan, Hunan Province, is located at the junction of Xiangxiang, Ningxiang and Xiangtan, 40 km away from Xiangtan City and 120 km away from Changsha City, with a population of 100000. It is said that Emperor Shun came here on a tour to see beautiful scenery, so he played Shao music, introduced the Phoenix to the instrument, and sang a hundred birds harmoniously. It was also said that "Shao's three daughters got their way here, and there were Phoenix carrying the book of heaven, and all the girls were immortals." Shaoshan got its name. Now it belongs to Xiangtan city. Shaoshan Administration Bureau was set up in Hunan Province. Mao Zedong's former residence is located in shaoshanchong,

104 kilometers away from Changsha City, also known as shangwuchang, it is located in the lush forest and green hills.

There are many art works reflecting the superior geographical location and beautiful natural environment of Mao Zedong's former residence. The former residence of Mao Zedong, a series of former residences of Chinese celebrities by a national first-class artist, "the first person to paint former residences of Chinese celebrities" and the famous painter Mr. thumb, is most well known by the public and the media.

Historical evolution

Mao Zedong was born here on December 26, 1893 and lived here for 17 years.

In the autumn of 1910, Mao Zedong went out to study with great ambition to save the country and the people.

In the spring of 1921, Mao Zedong returned here to educate his family to join the revolution.

In 1925 and 1927, Mao Zedong returned to his hometown to lead the peasant movement, held various small meetings here, and established the Shaoshan branch of the Communist Party of China.

In May 1950, Mao anying, Mao Zedong's eldest son, returned to Shaoshan to visit his villagers and inspect Mao Zedong's former residence.

On September 20, 1950, Mao Zedong wrote to Huang Kecheng and others about Changsha prefectural Party committee and Xiangtan county Party committee building a house (instead of Mao Zedong's former residence) and building a highway in his hometown: "if it is true, please order them to stop immediately and do not build anything, so as not to cause adverse effects among the people."

On February 6, 1951, the former residence of Mao Zedong was officially opened to the outside world. On the top of the main gate of the main hall was written "the home of Chairman Mao, the great leader of the Chinese people". At the beginning of 1954, the book was changed to "former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong".

On June 25, 1959, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan and stayed in No.1 Songshan building of Shaoshan guest house. On the 26th, he paid a visit to his parents' tomb, inspected his former residence, inspected Shaoshan school and Shaoshan people's commune, toured the Shaoshan reservoir, entertained the families of the martyrs and the old underground party members, self-defense forces, relatives and friends, had a discussion, investigated the production and living conditions of farmers, and filled in the "seven laws to Shaoshan". He left Shaoshan on the afternoon of the 27th.

On March 4, 1961, the State Council announced that the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong in Shaoshan was a national key cultural relics protection unit.

From June 17 to 28, 1966, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan and lived in Building 1 of Dishui cave.

In November 1966, during the cultural revolution, the number of visitors to Shaoshan soared, averaging more than 30000 per day. Since the middle of this year, Mao Zedong's former residence and Shaoshan exhibition hall have been open day and night.

On December 20, 1993, the unveiling ceremony of the bronze statue of Mao Zedong was held. Comrade Jiang Zemin came to Shaoshan to unveil the bronze statue of Mao Zedong.

In July 1997, he was selected as one of the first national patriotic education bases of the Ministry of publicity.

In December 2004, Mao Zedong's former residence underwent the largest closed maintenance.

Architectural features

The former residence was built in the early years of the Republic of China. It is a rural residence in the south. It is located in the south by East. It has a civil structure, mud brick wall, green tile roof, two branches in the Ming Dynasty, two wing rooms in the left and right, two deep rooms, a courtyard and a miscellaneous house. It has 13 and a half rooms and a building area of 223 square meters.

The second room in the right wing is the bedroom of Mao Zedong's parents, and the third room in the right wing is the bedroom and study of Mao Zedong's youth. From February to August 1925, when Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui returned to Shaoshan to carry out the peasant movement, they also lived here, held a secret meeting in the attic of this bedroom, trained and developed Mao Xinmei and others to join the Communist Party of China and establish the Shaoshan branch of the Communist Party of China. The first room in the right wing is usually a place for eating. In 1925, Mao Zedong held a variety of small meetings here. At the beginning of 1927, Mao Zedong held an investigation meeting here when he returned to Shaoshan to investigate the Hunan peasant movement.

Nearby are the old school where Mao Zedong studied in his youth and the swimming pond. In the spring of 1929, the house was confiscated by the local Kuomintang government, and most of the furniture in the house was destroyed and robbed. In 1950, the people's government nationalized the old residence, strengthened and repaired it according to its original appearance, and then opened it to the outside world. In 1964, a new exhibition hall of the former residence was built one kilometer away from the former residence. Later, it was renamed Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, covering an area of 5900 square meters. It displays some cultural relics and photos of Mao Zedong's revolutionary practice, and is responsible for the protection of the former residence.

Main attractions

Bronze Statue Square

A bronze statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, the great leader of the Chinese people, stands in Shaoshan square. It's the center of shaoshanchong against the background of Shaofeng. It's very close to the former residence of the chairman, Mao's ancestral hall and Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Hall.

The bronze statue of the president is designed according to the image of the president at the founding ceremony. It is located in the southwest and faces the northeast. The president has a great body, holding a book in both hands, wearing a Zhongshan suit, with bright eyes and a smile. The height of the bronze statue is 6 meters, the height of the red granite base is 4.1 meters, the total height is 10.1 meters, and the weight of the bronze statue is 3.7 tons. On the pedestal, the five characters "Comrade Mao Zedong" specially inscribed by General Secretary Jiang Zemin glittered with gold. The Bronze Statue Square of the president is very magnificent, with pine and cypress plants, while the flower beds are planted with holly, camellia, rose and other flowers.

The total area of the square is 102800 square meters. Among them, there are 1500 square meters of the reverence area, 1700 square meters of the memorial area, 6300 square meters of the assembly area, and 93300 square meters of the leisure area (including the area of the reverence Avenue: 183m long (meaning the chairman's height is 1.83M) × 12.26m wide (meaning that December 26 is the chairman's birthday) = 2244 square meters, and 20 mu of farmland). The total investment of the Plaza is 66 million yuan.

On December 20, 1993, General Secretary Jiang Zemin made a special trip to Shaoshan to unveil the bronze statue of Mao Zedong. Then the square in front of the bronze statue of the president became a world of flowers and a sea of people. Today, Shaoshan is the most attractive scenic spot for tourists. People here admire the majestic posture of great men, take photos as a memento, and feel the proud demeanor and great power of a generation of great men.

Drip hole

Dishui cave is Mao Zedong villa, located in the west corner of Shaoshan Chong, 3 kilometers away from the former residence of the chairman. Dishui cave is a famous group of scenic spots in Shaoshan. It is composed of natural scenery such as Dishui gully, huxieping, Longtou mountain and buildings such as Dishui cave No.1. In Mao's genealogy, there is a poem chanting didishui Cave: "a hook of water, a fist of mountain, the tiger is here. Smart Juzhong people do not know, stone bridge such as lock several times Yes, in the past, because of its closure, Dishui cave was locked in the mist of the mountains, and people didn't know it. Now, because of its opening, Dishui cave opens its boudoir door to welcome all directions, and its scenery is moving and famous.

Dishuidong No.1 building is the main building of dishuidong scenic area. It is a bungalow villa with green bricks and tiles. It looks simple and generous. This villa is very famous because Chairman Mao Zedong lived in seclusion here for 11 days from June 18 to June 28, 1966. Chairman Mao's trip is quite mysterious, and the reason is not clear. No.1 building has been turned into an exhibition room, which contains the office, bedroom, reception hall, conference room and so on that Chairman Mao Zedong used to live here. There is a big desk in the office with a brush stand and inkstone. The bedroom is elegant, clean and quiet. The chairman's bed is very wide and long. There are two desks in the bedroom. The conference room is bigger than the office. Chairman Mao Zedong held meetings here. The conference room is connected with the dining room. entertainment

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