1. History of Changsha Changsha (Changsha), also known as Star City and Tanzhou in ancient times, is the capital of Hunan Province, an important city in central China, one of the largest cities in the Republic of China, and the political, economic, cultural, transportation,
It is a media and financial center, an important transportation, shipping and science and education center in Central and South China. It is a famous landscape city, a city of happiness, a city of entertainment, and a global green city.
It is a national civilized city, a two-oriented society experimental zone, an important industrial and commercial city in Central and South China, one of the central cities of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and a core city of the Changzhutan urban agglomeration.
Changsha is located in the north-eastern part of Hunan Province, on the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River and the western edge of the Changliu Basin. It borders Yichun and Pingxiang cities in Jiangxi Province to the east, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan cities to the south, Loudi and Yiyang cities to the west, and Yueyang and Yiyang cities to the north.
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Changsha is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China. It has a long history and culture of 3,000 years and a history of about 2,400 years. It was first built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and belonged to the Chu State.
"Changsha is the millet of Chu." It is a famous Chu-Han city, the hometown of Qu Jia, the hometown of great men, and one of the important origins of Chu culture and Huxiang culture. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Chu State dominated the south.
Its dependency has been a semi-central city in Hunan and its surrounding areas in the past dynasties. It was also the capital of the Han Dynasty's Changsha Kingdom and the Southern Chu Kingdom.
About 2,400 years ago during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Chu built a city in Changsha.
To this day, the city site has remained unchanged, and the roads from more than 2,000 years ago even overlap with the streets and lanes where it is today. Therefore, Changsha has become one of the cities in Chinese history that has been built at the same address for the longest time.
In 2013, Changsha's comprehensive competitiveness ranked among the top in the country, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 715.313 billion yuan (2013), ranking 16th in the country and 7th among provincial capital cities.
2. Historical changes in Changsha Changsha is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in the country and an outstanding tourist city in China. It is the capital of Hunan Province and the political, economic, cultural, technological and tourism center of the province.
Changsha is also a modern and dynamic city with a large number of talents in modern times, ranking first in the country.
Known as "the famous city of Chu and Han, the hometown of Qu Jia, and the holy land of revolution", it has many places of interest and historical sites, attracting poets and poets from ancient times to the present.
Changsha can also be described as "the city of mountains and rivers, the city of culture, and the city of heroes."
Maybe you don’t know much about the above, but you must have heard of a name: ***. Changsha is where this world giant grew up, and he spent his extraordinary youth revolution here.
The long Xiangjiang River and the majestic Lushan Mountains have witnessed the changes of this thousand-year-old city. The formation of "only Chu has the talents, and this is the most prosperous", Hunan culture has made great contributions.
Changsha's rich cultural heritage has a profound influence on the province, the country and even the world. If the construction and development of Changsha are compared to a tree, then culture is the root of the tree; if the city is compared to a person,
Then culture is the soul of this person, and it is the root of Huxiang culture of "working on the world and constantly striving for self-improvement" that affects and supports the all-round development of Changsha.
The Changsha spirit of “worrying about the world and daring to be the first” drives Xingcheng towards a bright future.
"The dew steams the dried trees to ripen, and the wind shakes the continent with fragrance." Orange Island is famous for its southern oranges. When you climb the island, you will see the fragrance of mixed peanuts, green shade covering the ground, and orange veins shyly. Looking across the island, you can only see the west side.
Yuelu Mountain is verdant and lush, and Changsha City stands tall in the east. The mountains and rivers interact with the city, and the city and the mountains and rivers come together. It is a picture of the unity of nature and man.
Changsha is a veritable tourist destination.
The festivals here are colorful and full of joy; many cultures and traditional customs here are unique and unparalleled in the world; the long-standing Huxiang culture, the magical hometowns of great men, the beautiful mountains and rivers, and the romantic modern cities will make you dizzy.
Sightseeing here will definitely leave you with unforgettable memories. About 150,000 to 200,000 years ago, there were human activities in Changsha. After 150,000 to 200,000 years of development, Changsha's history entered the Neolithic Age; about BC
In 5000 AD, the ancestors of Changsha began to live a settled life, formed villages, and entered a matriarchal society; about 3000 BC, the Changsha Neolithic Age entered the Qujialing Culture stage; about 2500 AD, the Changsha Neolithic Age entered the Longshan Culture
During this period, primitive agriculture was established, and fishing and hunting were still important means for people to make a living. Primitive pottery industry and stone tool processing technology further developed, and primitive textile and jade processing technology were produced.
The relationship between the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties before the Shang and Zhou dynasties and the Central Plains dynasty. Legend has it that the ancestors, Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, both visited Changsha.
Sima Qian's "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" said that the Yellow Emperor once "draped the mountain pass to the south to the Yujiang River, climbed to Xiong and Xiang", and later granted the land of Changsha to his son Shaohao ("Road" written by Luo Mi of the Song Dynasty).
"History" records: Shaohao clan "began in Yunyang, in Changsha" (虙 means reward). According to this, the legendary Shaohao clan was a clan leader in ancient Changsha and the first person to develop Changsha.