Shaoshan
Shaoshan, Hunan Province, is a small village some 100 kilometers from the provincial capital Changsha. On 26 December 1893, Mao Zedong was born here. Mao's old home, a more substantial house than the others, is in a small side alley just below the village square. During the Cultural Revolution, Shaoshan became the sacred place of pilgrimage for millions of Chinese.