Goodmorning!LadiesandGentlemen:
Today，wewillgoandvisitShaoshan，thehometownofChairmanMao.Shaoshanisasmallmountainvillageabout100kmsouthwestofChangsha，thecapitalofHunanprovince，withsomefairlybeautifulsceneryandaoncetypicallyHunanvillageatmosphere，Shaoshanhasbeenirreparablychangedbyhistory.Onthe26thDecember1893，ababywasborninalittlehouseinthisvillage，toarelativelywealthypeasantcouple.ThechildwastogrowuptobecomeChina"sGreatHelmsman，ChairmanMaoZedong，anditwasinthisregionthathespenthischildhoodandyouth，attendingschoolandhelpinghisfatherwithhiswork.
Asthehometownofthegreatmanofthegeneration，nowShaoshanisoneoftheimportanttouristzonesinHunanprovince.ThemajortouristsitesincludingtheFormerresidenceofChairmanMao，MemorialHallofMaoZedong，Water-drippingCaveandStelesForestofMao"sPoems，andsoon.
TheformerresidenceofChairmanMaoisthemostinterestingsite.Enteredthroughacourtyard，thehouseisofasunnyyellow，mudbrickwalls，withanicelythatchedroof，andisfoundonawoodedhillside，abovesomelushpaddyfields.Thereare13andonehalfroomsintheFormerresidence，whichincludeoneandhalfcentralroom，akitchen，adiningroom，threefamilybedroomsandaguestroom.WithintheroomsarevariouspersonaleffectsofMaoandhisparents，aswellasphotosfromMao"slife.
