Mao Zhen Temple

Mao Zhen Temple

Mao Zhen ancestral hall, built by Mao Zedong's immediate ancestors, belongs to Mao's ancestral hall in Shaoshan. It is located at the foot of huangtian'ao from Mao Zedong's former residence to the side of Dishui cave. It was built in 1776. On September 1, 1972, it was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit of the province.

history

Mao Zhen ancestral hall is located at the foot of huangtian'ao, Shaoyuan village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City. It was built in the 31st year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty and completed in the second year. It was expanded in Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi years. Ancestral hall sitting southeast northwest, brick and wood structure. "Mao Zhen Temple" is written on the forehead of the gate. The ancestral hall is divided into two parts: a theater building is built in the front, with artists' dressing rooms on both sides, a small hall in the bottom, a kitchen and a dining room on the left and right; a hall for enjoyment is built in the back, where the ancestor god is worshipped, the left chamber is the main place for the sacrifice and the collection of sacrificial utensils, the right chamber is the official cash cabinet room, the west end is the dining room, and the east end is the banquet hall. In 1925, when Mao Zedong launched the peasant movement in Shaoshan, he held night schools and secret meetings here. In the 15th year of the Republic of China, the farmers association of the first township in Xiangtan special district was established and worked here. On the morning of January 7, 1927, Mao Zedong came here from the Agricultural Association of the special region (Qingxi Temple) to investigate the peasant movement. Four or five hundred people from the first and second township peasant associations held a welcome meeting here. Then Mao Zedong cited some examples of the peasant movement and refuted the wrong theory that the peasant movement was "very bad".

allusion

When Mao Zedong carried out the peasant movement in Shaoshan in 1925, he once set up night school for peasants in the temple. During the period of the great revolution, it was the seat of the peasant association of the first township of Xiangtan special district. At the beginning of January 1927, the first and second townships of Xiangtan special district held a banquet here to welcome Mao Zedong back to Shaoshan to investigate the peasant movement. During the banquet, the story of Mao Zedong's insistence on letting his sister-in-law Wang Shulan and other women sit at the head of the banquet was widely spread. During the great revolution, it was the site of the peasant association in the third township of Xiangtan County. At the beginning of January 1927, when Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan to investigate the peasant movement, the peasant associations of the third and fourth townships organized more than 400 peasants to hold a meeting to welcome Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong made an important speech at the meeting. At the end of his speech, some villagers asked him when he would return to Shaoshan again. Facing hundreds of pairs of hopeful and anxious eyes, Mao Zedong swore with confidence: "it must be decades before the feudal landlords and evil gentry are completely eliminated, the warlords are overthrown, and imperialism is driven away. However, if the thirty or forty year revolution is not successful, I, Mao Runzhi, will never return to Shaoshan! "

The temple has been restored according to its original appearance. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, including the former residence of Mao Zedong, a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1968, Mao Zhen ancestral hall was opened to the public according to its original layout. On September 1, 1972, it was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit of the province. Mao Zhen ancestral hall, built by Mao Zedong's immediate ancestors, belongs to Mao's ancestral hall in Shaoshan. It is located at the foot of huangtian'ao from Mao Zedong's former residence to the side of Dishui cave. It was built in 1776.

present situation

The temple has been restored according to its original appearance. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, including the former residence of Mao Zedong, a national key cultural relic protection unit.

In 1968, the ancestral hall of Mao Zhen was fully repaired, restored and displayed, and opened to the public on December 26. On September 1, 1972, Hunan Provincial Revolutionary Committee designated it as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level.

development

In 1925, Mao Zedong returned to his hometown to fight against the peasant movement. He held secret meetings here many times and opened night schools for peasants. During the great revolution, it was the seat of the first rural peasant association in Xiangtan special area. Here, Mao Zedong praised the revolutionary feats of the peasants in his hometown. He also invited the women who could not enter the ancestral hall to sit on the seats, which was passed down as a beautiful talk.

Mao Zedong's revolutionary action, on the one hand, completely changed the original function of the ancestral hall, on the other hand, made the building itself preserved as a memorial. In 1968, Mao Zhen ancestral hall was opened to the public according to its original layout. On September 1, 1972, it was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit of the province.

Best travel time

Maozhen temple is located in Shaoshan area, Shaoshan is located in subtropical humid climate zone, with four distinct seasons, cold in winter and hot in summer, long hot period in summer and short cold period. Shaoshan is suitable for tourism all the year round. The best season is from March to October. Maozhen ancestral hall is an indoor scenic spot, which is less affected by the weather and convenient for travel.

Address: Shaoyuan village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.47847212821

Latitude: 27.912942451397

Chinese PinYin : Mao Zhen Gong Ci