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Xiangtan city is a city in Hunan province, China. It was the local administrator of Hua Guofeng, who was the leader of the People's Republic of China from 1976 to 1978. Hua was born in Xiangtan and spent his early years there. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party and rose through the ranks to become a member of the Politburo in 1971.