Changsha

Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, is a famous ancient city with a history of 3,500 years. It used to be a place of strategic importance of the state of Chu, Now Changsha is an important place gathering historical and cultural relics, and a tourism collecting and distributing center of Hunan Province. Though 3,500 years have elapsed after the founding of Changsha City, A woman corpse that had been sunk in sleep for more than 2,000 years astonished the world along with the discovery of over 3,000 precious cultural relics excavated from the Han tombs at Mawangdui, making people in the world gasp in admiration at the advanced civilization created by the ancient people in Hunan. The Yuelu Academy tucked away in green pines and cypresses is quiet and unsophisticated. Several dozen cultural giants who founded new schools in Chinese history once gave lectures at the academy. At the Yuelu Academy, tourists will feel strong cultural flavor from every hall, pavilion, tablet and inscription. Changsha has given birth to a great number of celebrites, including Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi, once studied, lived and fought in Changsha, Yuelu Mountain which is pregnant with beauty and vitality, the Xiangjiang River that flows around the city, Orange Island which quietly lies in the middle of the river like a dragon, and other scenic and historic interest places in Changsha are jointly composing a melodious song. Changsha is also home to Hunan authentic food, famous TV and amusement industry city, Very important city in central China in terms of political, cultural, economic and industry.