| Maoping Township | |
| Native Name: | 茅坪乡 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
| Coordinates: | 26.6664°N 114.0494°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ji'an |
| Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jinggangshan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 40.05 |
| Elevation M: | 355 |
| Population Total: | 4650 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 343604 |
Maoping 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., 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.