Maoping Township, Jiangxi
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Maoping Township
茅坪乡 | |
|---|---|
  Maoping Township Location in Jiangxi  Maoping Township Maoping Township (China) | |
| Coordinates: 26°39′59″N 114°02′58″E / 26.66639°N 114.04944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ji'an |
| County-level city | Jinggangshan |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.05 km2 (15.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 4,650 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (301/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 343604 |
Maoping (Chinese: 茅坪; pinyin: Máopíng) is a township in the Jinggang Mountains and administratively part of Jinggangshan City, in southwestern Jiangxi province, China.[1] It is noted as the location of the headquarters of the 4th Division of the Chinese Red Army and the base of operations of Yuan Wencai.[2] The township is served by China National Highway 319. As of 2018[update], it has 6 villages under its administration.[3]
The town is known for the first headquarters of the Chinese Red Army (formally the First Workers' and Peasants Revolutionary Army) led by Mao Zedong but Maoping was retaken by the Kuomintang's National Revolutionary Army.