Shaoshan
Shaoshan
Thiều sơn thị | |
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  Shaoshan Location in Hunan  Shaoshan Shaoshan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Shaoshan government):27°54′54″N112°31′36″E/ 27.9150°N 112.5267°E | |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangtan |
| Seat | Qingxi Town |
| Area | |
| •County-level&Sub-prefectural city | 247.3 km2(95.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32.00 km2(12.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| •County-level&Sub-prefectural city | 118,236 |
| • Density | 480/km2(1,200/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 49,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
Shaoshan(Chinese:Thiều sơn;pinyin:Sháoshān) is acounty-level cityinHunan Province,China.It is under the administration of theprefecture-level cityofXiangtan.Qingxi Townis itsseat.
Located on the mid-eastern Hunan and the mid-north ofXiangtan,Shaoshan is bordered byNingxiang Countyto the north,Xiangxiang Cityto the west and southwest,Xiangtan Countyto the east and southeast. It covers an area of 247.3 km2(95.5 sq mi), as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 118,236 and a permanent resident population of 97,800.[2]It is the smallest administrative unit by size orby population in the counties and county-level citiesin Hunan province.[3]
As the birthplace ofMao Zedong,the founder of thePeople's Republic of China,Shaoshan was an important base during theChinese Communist Revolution.Mao remains a popular figure in the area,[4]andred tourismto Shaoshan and other places related to China's communist background has driven the local economy, while increasing people's understanding of China's revolutionary history.
History
[edit]Shaoshan's founding legend involvesEmperor Shun,who supposedly passed through the site during his southward inspection. He was so fascinated with the landscape that he played the Music of Shao (Thiều nhạc), which summoned manyphoenixesand other birds to accompany him. Thus was Shaoshan named for the Music of Shao. It was under the jurisdiction of the state of Chu in the ancient times.[5]
On December 26, 1990, Shaoshan became a county-level city approved by theState Council.[5]
Names and administrative levels of Shaoshan:
- 1652 (Qing Dynasty): Qidu (Thất đô), Xiangtan District (Huyện)
- 1912 (Republic of China): The Second District (Đệ nhị khu), Xi Township (Tây hương), XiangtanCounty
- December 1932: The Ninth District, Xiangtan County
- 1947: Qingtian Township, Xiangtan County (de jure)[6]
- January 1950 (People's Republic of China): The Third District, Xiangtan County
- 1951: The Fourth District, Xiangtan County
- August 1, 1955: Yintian District, Xiangtan County
- 1956: Yintian Town, Xiangtan County
- September 1, 1958: ShaoshanPeople's Commune,Xiangtan County
- May 12, 1961: Shaoshan District, Xiangtan County
- December 1968: county-controlled district status upgraded to regional district (Địa cấp khu), controlled directly by the province
- December 1981: reverted to be county-controlled
- December 1984: upgraded to county-class district (Huyện cấp khu), controlled by Xiangtan City
- December 26, 1990: Upgraded to county-class city, controlled by Xiangtan City on behalf of the province.
Administrative divisions
[edit]After an adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Shaoshan City on 16 November 2015, Shaoshan City has two towns and two townships under its jurisdiction.[7]they are:
- 2 towns
- Qingxi, Shaoshan(Thanh khê trấn):Yongyi,Ruyiand the former Qingxi merged
- Yintian, Shaoshan(Ngân điền trấn)
- 2 townships
- Shaoshan Township(Thiều sơn hương):Dapingand the formerShaoshan Townshipmerged
- Yanglin, Shaoshan(Dương lâm hương)
Description
[edit]Population: the city consists of 100,000 residents, of which 16,000 are non-farmers. The total land area is 210 km2(81 sq mi).
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".
Shaoshan's topography is dominated byMt. Shaofengand the Shao and Shishi Rivers, with hills in the west giving rise to a mix of hills and plains in the east. The peak of Mount Shaofeng, 518.5 m above sea level, is the highest point whereas Liumuzhou, 48 m above sea level, is the lowest point of the whole city.
Sister cities
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Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Shaoshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.9 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 71.1 (2.80) |
85.6 (3.37) |
147.1 (5.79) |
169.4 (6.67) |
201.3 (7.93) |
226.6 (8.92) |
153.9 (6.06) |
105.1 (4.14) |
82.5 (3.25) |
64.1 (2.52) |
74.4 (2.93) |
54.4 (2.14) |
1,435.5 (56.52) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.0 | 14.5 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 158 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 81 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 61.1 | 60.8 | 74.4 | 104.3 | 130.1 | 125.6 | 212.0 | 194.7 | 144.3 | 126.0 | 108.7 | 93.8 | 1,435.8 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 50 | 48 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 32 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^abMinistry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development,ed. (2019).China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017.Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68.Retrieved11 January2020.
- ^2015 niên thiều sơn thị quốc dân kinh tế hòa xã hội phát triển thống kế công báo[Statistical Communiqué of Shaoshan City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Xiangtan Bureau of Statistics. 2016-05-06.orxiangtan.gov.cn
- ^Tương đàm thị nhân dân chính phủ quan vu tương tương hương thị long động trấn 7 cá thôn hòa kim thạch trấn 2 cá thôn thành kiến chế hoa quy thiều sơn thị quản hạt đích thông tri (2012 niên 4 nguyệt 25 nhật - đàm chính phát 〔2012〕11 hào ).Xiangtan People's Government.
- ^"In his hometown, Mao a source of pride."CNN.Tuesday September 29, 2009. Retrieved on September 30, 2009.
- ^abHe Qiuyun (Hạ thu vân); Jiang Guoping (Tưởng quốc bình); Qi Peigen (Tề bồi căn); Zhang Xinghuang (Trương tinh hoàng) (1991). "Foreword"《 tự ngôn 》.《 trung quốc thiều sơn 》[China Shaoshan]. Fuzhou, Fujian: Huayi Publishing House. p. 1.ISBN9787800392726.
- ^Lục ủy hội võng trạm quản lý viên (3 September 2010)."ACT GOVERNING RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLES OF THE TAIWAN AREA AND THE MAINLAND AREA".
- ^Hồ nam tỉnh dân chính thính quan vu đồng ý thiều sơn thị hương trấn khu hoa điều chỉnh phương án đích phê phục ( tương dân hành phát 〔2015〕24 hào )[result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Shaoshan City on 16 November 2015].rednet.cn Hunan.2015-12-04.,also seeHồ nam tỉnh hương trấn khu hoa điều chỉnh cải cách 109 cá huyện thị khu phê phục phương án.people.com Hunan.2015-12-08.orHồ nam tỉnh hương trấn khu hoa điều chỉnh cải cách 109 cá huyện thị khu phê phục phương án.Xinhua News.2015-12-08.
- ^Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved30 July2023.
- ^ Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved30 July2023.
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