Shaoshan Climate

Shaoshan is about forty kilometers west of the county town of Xiangtan, Hunan Province. It is one of the seventy-two peaks of the majestic Mt. Hengshan. It enjoys excellent natural ecological environment. The subtropical monsoon moist climate with distinctive four seasons and fresh air give Shaoshan a good name of "Natural Oxygen Bar”. The city enjoys a humid continental and subtropical monsoon climate. It's annual average temperature is around 18 ºC and the frost-free period is around 280 days. The city enjoys the 4 distinct seasons. The annual precipitation of the city is around 1,500 mm per year and the rainy season is in spirng

and summer. It is hot in summer and cold winter. But the temperature is changeable in spring and declines in autumn. Tourist attractions in town include the Former Residence of Mao Zedong (Mao Zedong Guju), the Ancestral Temple of the Mao Family, now Comrade Mao's Museum (Mao Zedong Tongzhi Jinianguan), Stone Steles covered with Mao's poems, and a Revolutionary.