Mao Zedong Memorial Hall


Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, about 100 meters south of Shaoshan Village, is a monumental thematic museum that systematically displays his life deeds, thoughts and personalities. There is also a "relic hall" in the memorial hall.

Entering the memorial, there is a statue of Chairman Mao stands in front of you. Approaching the prelude hall, you can see that the pictures of the "Six Revolutionary Memorial Sites" of the country are displayed in turn in the hall: Shaoshan, the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China, Huangyangjie of Jinggangshan, the former site of the Zunyi Conference, Yan'an, and Tiananmen in Beijing.

After reading the pictures, objects and multimedia in the memorial, you can learn about Chairman Mao ’s great achievements, as well as the great personality and spirit of six martyrs from Chairman Mao' family who are brave enough to sacrifice and dedicate.

During this tour, you can also admire the many relics of Chairman Mao during his lifetime, such as a leather belt that accompanied him to the Long March and fought in northern Shaanxi; the old cloth shoes and old leather shoes that he wore a lot of years,  the old Zhongshan suit that he wore during his lifetime, and so on. In the memorial hall, the Zeyuan Juxiang Book House in Zhongnanhai was also copied and built as it is.There are precious relics such as his desk, reading glasses, writing brush and radio in the book house. These relics prove once again that his life was so frugal and simple as a great men.

In the pass hall of the north Memorial Hall, a gray Jim car was parked there. It is this car that Chairman Mao once took back to Shaoshan in June 1959. In the exhibition hall,  there are poetry, essay, calligraphy, etc to show his profound knowledge. which explained the great minds of Chairman Mao.
Travel Tips
Address: Shaoshanchong Road, Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City
Phone: 0731-55685157
Official Website: http://www.ssmzd.com/
Opening hours: 09:00-17:30


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