Changsha is home to outstanding people and rich tourism resources. If you want to go to Changsha, be sure to read this article. It is full of benefits and will allow you to have a good time while traveling to Changsha by car.

1. Guanshan Ancient Town

Self-driving route: Enter Changsha Expressway via Yuelu Avenue in downtown Changsha. After driving 17.8 kilometers, get off the expressway and drive 3.8 kilometers to the right to reach the destination.

Traveling through the Three Kingdoms, encountering the south of the Yangtze River, special farmhouse entertainment, and interesting picking festivals. There is a lyric "Red-faced Guan Gong fights in Changsha" that sings about the Battle of Guanshan. This was an ancient battlefield and was obtained by Guan Yu's military garrison during the Three Kingdoms period. Names such as Guansheng Temple, Arrow Tower, Lie Ma La Cao and other places have left the historical imprint of the war and iron horse thousands of years ago.

The beauty of Guanshan also lies in the elegance of the gardens. On the other side of the river from the ancient city, rows of Huizhou-style buildings are hidden among the green trees. It is said that in spring, white walls and black tiles go better with rapeseed flowers.

Walking into Guanshan Ancient Town is like walking into a simple poem. Neat antique houses are spread out on the green fields. Here are the Three Kingdoms Ancient Town, Huxiang Ancient Village, Wetland Oxygen Bar, Happy Farm, Four Seasons Orchard, Holiday Villa Huaguoshan Walk, Boating on Qingnian Lake, Horse Racing and Wading, Cycling, Planting Vegetables and Picking Fruits, Fishing and Watching Operas, Playing Cards and Singing, and Tasting Tea. Shopping, everything.

There are currently more than 90 specialty farmhouses in the scenic area, which offer you the dual enjoyment of delicious food and beautiful scenery. There are also green-shell local eggs, local flower pork, as well as Guanshan grapes, Guanshan organic dates and other seasonal fruits and organic vegetables. You can feel the charm of interacting with nature during the picking process. 2. Guandu Ancient Town

Self-driving route: Starting from Changsha, the total distance is about 107.3 kilometers, Yuhua District Government North Square - Gejia Town - Taipingqiao Town - Liuyang - Gugang Town - Guandu Town

A place with ancient style, outstanding people, stilted buildings and time-honored shops can make your tired and confused heart regain peace; there is a place like this that can make you feel 100% antique. Charming; there is such a place that allows you to appreciate the artistic conception of "fresh breeze and beautiful scenery blowing in your face". It has a long history and outstanding people. Her name is Guandu.

This was once a dock with accessible water transportation. Rows of ships departed from the dock loaded with goods and shipped to all parts of the country. Although the grand scene is no longer there, the ruins of those docks tell of the prosperity of the past.

When you walk into the ancient town, there are still many time-honored shops from the Republic of China period on the streets, as well as some stilted buildings that retain their original flavor, telling the story of Guandu Town’s business culture and business connections.

Main attractions: Eight wonderful landscapes including General Holding Seal, Moon Reflecting in Guantan, Returning Sails at Hekou, Sunset at Madu, Night Rain on Songjiang River, Auspicious Colors of Longshan Mountain, and Peach Blossoms in Clouds.

Attraction snacks: Guandu snails, stewed black goat with vermicelli skin, jar meat, perilla ginger, fried rice, wild dates, etc.

3. Weishan Town

Self-driving route: Take Changsha Expressway via Yuelu Avenue in downtown Changsha, then enter Third Ring North Road via Ningxiang Avenue, and then follow Chuncheng North Road for 680 meters to arrive

Building Buddha Cave, nourishing energy and meditating, the hometown of Leicha , the fragrance has been lingering for thousands of years. You may not know the town of Weishan, but you must know the Siyang Fangzun. This is the place where the Siyang Fangzun, the most famous bronze of the Shang Dynasty, was unearthed.

Here are the ecological green raftings lined with original vegetation on both sides of the strait - Tianzi Rafting and Longquan Rafting; here is the Weishan Buddhist Cultural Zone, the thousand-year-old Miyin Temple was built in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the Thousand Buddha Cave was born in the cave. Thousands of lifelike stone Buddhas are truly a fairy cave that nourishes energy and calms the mind.

"Shifang Miyin Temple, flying down among the white clouds." At the foot of Pilu Peak, there is the Miyin Temple with the name of the temple. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and was approved by Pei Xiu in a letter to the emperor. Inheriting the enlightenment lineage of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Master Lingyou started the sect with the theory of "Three Lives", and the Weiyang sect was born. Weishan Taoist Temple insists on giving equal emphasis to agriculture and Zen, and to achieve enlightenment and gradual cultivation. When the temple was prosperous, there were 3,000 monks and 3,000 acres of farmland. For thousands of years, Miyin Temple has produced great virtues and eminent monks in large numbers. Wei Yangzong is not only popular in the mainland, but also has many believers in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

In the Tanhe River upstream of the Wei River, there is buried a long-lost, mysterious and ancient Chinese civilization that shocked the world - the Tanheli Civilization. Tanheli is known as the "Bronze Culture Center of South China" due to the unearthed rare bronze artifacts such as the Four-Yang Square Zun and the human-faced tripod.

Currently, the Tanheli Bronze Museum is open to the public. The total number of Shang and Zhou bronzes unearthed in the Tanheli Cultural Site area centered on Huangcai in Ningxiang has reached more than 300, and new bronzes are still being unearthed. Currently, Ningxiang County is relying on the Tanheli National Archaeological Site Park to reconstruct the ancient city of Tanhe to recreate the grand scene of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

4. Jinggang Ancient Town

Self-driving route: From Changsha via Jinxing Avenue or Lei Feng Avenue to Wangcheng, take Gaoqiao Avenue to Jinggang New Town, turn onto Landscape Avenue and drive 6 kilometers , arrived at the "Fengya Square" at the west entrance of Jinggang Ancient Town.

In the old days of Hankou, come and have a meal of the eight authentic Jinggang bowls. Jinggang was originally named Lujiang, also known as Weigang, where the Wei River flows into the Xiangjiang estuary. It was once known as "Little Hankou". It is located on the west bank of the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province, about 30 kilometers away from Changsha City, and belongs to the township under the jurisdiction of Wangcheng District. Jinggang is the strategic point where the Xiangjiang River flows upstream from Changsha. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Main attractions: Chairman Mao’s Handwriting Museum, Genealogy Exhibition Hall, Jiangnan Folk Cultural Relics Museum, Dinosaur Fossil Museum, Meteorite Museum, Zeng Guofan’s Camp, etc.

Snacks at scenic spots: Jinggang Eight Big Bowls, Fire-roasted Fish, Yao Ji Jar Dish, Jinggang Dried Fragrance, Ginger Salt Sesame Bean Tea, Oil Dumplings, Shaobings, Black Beans, etc. It doesn’t cost much but you can enjoy the meal . Especially the little flower slice in Jinggang is as thin as cicada wings and extremely crisp.