Maogong Mountain
3 min readLiterally，Maogong means Grandpa Mao Zedong，who is the great leader of China.Mao Zedong was born in Xiangtan City，Hunan Province in 1893，and died in Beijing in 1976.He is a revolutionist，a strategist，a theoretician and a poet.He is the main builder and leader of Chinese Communist Party，the Chinese People’s Liberation Army，and the People’s Republic of China.He led the Chinese to build a new republic of China，and has a special position in the hearts of the Chinese.To some degree，he is to the Chinese as what Washington is to the Americans.He is one of the most important people in modern world history.TIME rewarded him as one of the one hundred most influential people around the world.I believe most of you must have known about him.Maogon Mountains refers to the mountains that look like Mao Zedong.In other words，the appearance of the mountains looks like that of Mao Zedong.It is said that there are some other mountains which have been discovered to look like Mao Zedong.To memory this great leader，these mountains are named Maogong Mountain.Although there are some Maogong Mountains in China，the one we are going to visit is the first Maogong Mountain to be named，and also the most amazing and famous one.It has been developed into a patriotism education base.
Maogong Mountain is located in the east part of Ledong Li Ethnic Minority Autonomous County，Hainan Province.It is in the Baoguo Farm.Maogong Mountain used to be called Baoguo Mountain.The length of the mountain isabout 4，000 meters，and the height of it is about 630 meters，and there is granite in the middle of the mountain. It is the granite that looks like Mao Zedong, who lies on his back. The “face”is about 183 meters long, while Mao is 183 centimeters high. And the width is 56 meters. The “forehead”is formed by a giant rock. The nose, lips, lower jaw and neck could all find their own places. They are so natural as though they were real. There is a wild forest which forms Mao’s hair. There is a mole on his face, and on the face area of the granite, there are more than ten trees rooted here, just like the mole on the face. It is about 1,000 meters from the head to the chest. All these coincidences are amazing. Looking from a distance away, you will find it is really like a Mao lying on his back. All the visitors call the mountain Maogong Mountain, so the name becomes more and more popular.
Well, how did people find out that the shape of the mountain looks like Mao? It would trace back to the year 1991. Not long after National Day, Huang Xiaowei and Chen Daixiong, the cadres of Hainan Nongken Youth League Committee Head Office, went to Baoguo Farm to have an inspection. During the time of their working, they chatted with the secretary, Lin Qingzhou, on the third floor of the working building. Suddenly, Huang was attracted by the Baoguo Mountain. Huang shouted “Isn’ t it Mao lying there on the mountain?”This statement passed on among people one by one, and ten by ten. People all came out to have a look at it. Ever since then, the mountain has become popular. In 1992, the National Environment Protection Agency requested that the mountain should be well preserved and well developed. After the charity performance of some famous artists on the anniversary of Mao, the mountain gained its good reputation all around the world.
Apart from the landscape statues，the mountain is magnificent，the vegetation is lush.There are two rivers at the foot of the mountain，and the water in the river is rather clear.And there are colorful stones in the band.
Hainan is not only a province that has favorable climate and nice environment，but also a province that has a profound history.Maogonc Mountain is a gift from god.It reminds the Chinese of the great contribution of Mao.It reminds us not to forget the history and learn from the history.I believethat all of you will learn something after your visit.It is always good to learn things on a trip.
