Liu Shaoqi’s birthplace with its memorial hall in Huaminglou 宁乡县花明楼刘少奇故居和纪念馆

The former residence of Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 (1898-1969) and its memorial hall is located in the small town Huaminglou 花明楼 in Ningxiang county 宁乡. Both are situated in the south western direction of Changsha 长沙 and 30 km away from Mao’s hometown Shaoshan 韶山 (Official homepage of Liu Shaoqi’s residence). Together with Mao’s birthplace and the memorial hall of the former PLA marshal Peng Dehuai 彭德怀 (1898-1974), Liu Shaoqi’s residence and its memorial hall are part of “the golden triangle”, which repr..