In his native Hunan, Mao tirelessly tried to organize the peasants ... For over a year he shifted from town to town, usually in the rugged, desolate mountain country around Hsingsien.

Shaoshan is about forty kilometers west of the county town of Xiangtan, Hunan Province ... at the foot of the mountain was where Mao Zedong (1893-1976), the late leader of China was born and ...

On the inner walls of the houses hang portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong ... along the border where Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi meet, made it a prominent town in the region. During the reign of ...

PRESENTER:'There were 12 people present. 'Among them a Hunan peasant's son, Mao ZeDong.' PRESENTER:They were attracted by its anti-feudal anti-imperialist message, and also by its claim to be ...

A farmer works near a statue of Mao Zedong in his home town of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, central China (AAP) Source: A farmer works near a statue of Mao Zedong in his home town of Shaoshan ...