Xiangtan

In Hunan province

Xiangtan is an industrial city on the Xiang River in eastern Hunan, part of the Chang-Zhu-Tan urban cluster with Changsha and Zhuzhou. It is celebrated as the birthplace of Mao Zedong, whose home village of Shaoshan is a major patriotic-tourism site, and of the painter Qi Baishi. The city was historically a busy river trading port for medicinal herbs. Today it is a base for heavy machinery, electrical equipment and steel manufacturing. Local dishes include Maojia braised pork associated with Shaoshan.

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Xiangtanهونان
Population~2.7 million (prefecture)
ClimateHumid subtropical; hot humid summers and cool damp winters along the Xiang River.
MetroNone
AirportNone
Train stationXiangtan North Railway StationHospitals1Universities5
Int'l schoolsNone

🗺️ Main districts

YuetangYuhuXiangtan County

🏯 Top landmarks

Shaoshan (Mao Zedong's birthplace)Qi Baishi MemorialConfucius TempleDongtai Temple

🍜 Famous foods

Xiangtan lantern-wick cakeMaojia braised porkBandeng noodlesStinky tofu

📸 Photos of Xiangtan

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📷 Photos from Wikimedia Commons (freely licensed).

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