The difference between the diets of Henan people and Hunan people is that Hunan people like to eat spicy food and take rice as their staple food. Hot soup from Henan people is a major feature of breakfast in Henan. Hunan people refer to people in Hunan area. Hunan people are sharp-tongued, glib and rich in language, such as grocery stores. There has always been a saying that Hunan has different voices.

Xiangjiang River is the most important river in Hunan, which flows through Yongzhou, Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha and Yueyang from upstream to downstream, forming the most developed area in Hunan. Since then, Huxiang education has gradually walked in the forefront of China, and the atmosphere has become more and more prosperous. Since modern times, Hunan people have created the grand occasion of "Zhongxing Xiangxiang" and "Jiuhuxiang". Half of China's modern history was written by Hunan people, and without Hunan, there would be no army. The spirit of Hunan mule is bitter, bully, not afraid of death, and can endure troubles.

China's economic, political and cultural center shifted to the south, and Hunan also experienced several major migrations. Together with the ancestors of Hunan and Chu in the pre-Qin period, they created Huxiang culture through the agitation of Chu culture and the washing and tempering of Central Plains culture. Hengshan Mountain, one of the five mountains in China, is located in Nanyue District, Hengyang City, east of central Hunan Province. Among the four major academies in China in Song Dynasty, Hunan took the second place, namely Yuelu Academy in Changsha and Shigu Academy in Hengyang.