宁乡县花明楼镇是刘少奇同志的故乡，该镇离退休人员党总支把发行《老年人》杂志作为加强老同志思想政治工作的内容来抓。他们广泛宣传发动，及早动手，采取过硬措施，扩大２００２年《老年人》杂志的发行。到今年９月底，该镇自费订阅数已达３００份，比２００１年增加２０％ The town of Hua Ming Lou in Ningxiang County is the hometown of Comrade Liu Shaoqi and the party chief of the retired staff of the town grasps the publication of the magazine “The Elderly” as part of strengthening the ideological and political work of the old comrades. They have widely publicized their efforts to start as soon as possible and have taken extraordinary measures to expand the issue of the 2002 “Senior Citizen” magazine. By the end of September this year, the town has subscribed for 300 copies at its own expense, an increase of 20% over 2001