ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl ʌv mˈaʊ zˈɛdɑːŋ, zˈaɪəŋtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn zˈaɪəŋtən kˈaʊnti ʌv huːnˈɑːn pɹˈɑːvɪns, wˌɛɹ mˈaʊ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ænd ɡɹˈuː ˈʌp.
In 1958, under the proposal of Mao Zedong, Xiangtan University was founded in Xiangtan County of Hunan Province, where Mao was born and grew up.