As the capital city of Hunan, Changsha has many interesting and romantic attractions.

Here is the Orange Island Head that Chairman Mao praised, the spectacular statue of Chairman Mao has always been displayed here, and the spicy crayfish is delicious all over the world.

As for those traveling to Hunan, it is natural to bring some specialties and experience Hunan’s special attractions.

Hunan embroidery, a specialty, is the general name for Hunan embroidery products with distinctive Xiang-Chu cultural characteristics centered in Changsha, Hunan. It is a kind of Hunan-Chu culture carefully created by the hard-working and intelligent Hunan people in the long history of human civilization.

Distinctive folk crafts.

Chrysanthemum stone carving The chrysanthemum stone carving is one of the three famous stone carvings in China. At that time, people were taking stones to build dams and accidentally discovered this strange stone.

It is different from other stones in that it is gray or gray-black in color, with naturally occurring chrysanthemum-like white patterns appearing on it. Its patterns are white, crystal clear, and unique.

So the local Yang Changhou opened a "Mending Sky Stone" workshop, using this stone to carve it into an inkstone pool, grinding out ink, which will not dry out for a long time. It has "the texture of the strange stone is smooth, the color is tight and the sound is clear", which is deeply loved by people.

Although the excavation and carving of chrysanthemum stones into handicrafts began in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, they were only used as court tributes at that time and were later spread among the people.

According to the "Journal of the Palace Museum": "There are many chrysanthemum stone inkstones hidden in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. The large ones are nearly a foot and a half, and the small ones are about seven or eight inches. Tongguan Pottery Tongguan Pottery was produced in Tongguan, Wangcheng County

The town is one of the five famous pottery capitals in the country, with a production history of more than 1,000 years. Its products include five categories: artistic pottery, architectural pottery, sanitary pottery, daily pottery, and stoneware pottery, with more than 360 varieties.

Pottery cups, plates, basins, food jars, three-purpose bowls, etc. are novel and exquisite in design, both practical and beautiful. Liuyang Tempeh is a local specialty of Liuyang County. It is made from mud beans and small black beans.

After being soaked in water, the juice is thick and delicious, and it is a good seasoning for cooking dishes. The famous Hunan dish "Steamed Cured Meat" uses fermented black beans as a condiment. The Changsha area of ??Hunan Tea is rich in tea.

There are many famous products, the most famous ones are Gaoqiao Yinfeng, Changsha Jasmine Tea and Ningxiang Weishan Maojian. Xiangfen, also known as Nanfen, has a production history of more than 130 years, using high-quality broad beans, mung beans, peas, etc. as raw materials.

It is carefully processed. The vermicelli is thin and round, white and bright, as silver in color, as thin as silk, and gently undulates like a dragon's whiskers in the water, so it is also called "Dragon Whisker Fine Noodles".

A famous handicraft product in Hunan Province, the scissors are produced in Laodaohe Town, Changsha County. The scissors are famous for their smooth opening and closing, sharpness for cutting cloth, and durability. They are as famous as the kitchen knives produced by Beijing Wang Mazi and Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan for their sharp edges and shapes.

It is famous for its beauty. Special Tours April 8th is the birthday of Buddha Sakyamuni. During the Southern Dynasties, it was customary to bathe the Buddha with perfume on this day, and to make black rice (commonly known as Qingjing) in Changsha.

It is a custom for those who have no children to go to Buddhist temples to make wishes and beg for children. In some places in Liuyang, it will be written "April 8, Buddha Ancestor."

"Miss Mao, please go to heaven" is affixed in the shape of a "ten" to the hall, corridor and pavilion. It is said to prevent caterpillars and maggots. Time: April 8th of the lunar calendar. Location: Liuyang City. The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival parallel to the New Year's Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Important festival. On this day, the people of Changsha specially held a dragon boat race in memory of Qu Yuan. People came from dozens of miles away to both sides of the Xiangjiang River, Liuyang River, and Laodao River to find favorable terrain to watch the boat race and pick up the Dragon King.

On the bow of the boat, the boat race begins. The athletes on the boat pump their arms and waves to the rhythm of the gongs and drums, vying for the lead. The two sides of the river are like the stands of a stadium, with crowds of people, guns and cannons roaring in the sky, and the shouts shaking the ground. The race is still in full swing in the evening, some on the sixth day of the lunar month.

On the day of the competition, a ceremony to send off the Dragon King is held. Folks believe that dragon boat rowing can ward off disasters (the ancients believed that May is an evil month and prone to disasters). In the Xinkai area of ??Liuyang, one month before the Dragon Boat Festival, war drums are used to encourage people, which is called dragon boat drums.

, the villagers gather for practice, and the atmosphere of dragon boat racing arrives in advance. Time: May 5th of the lunar calendar. Location: Xiangjiang River, Liuyang River, Laodao River. If you don’t experience the nightlife of Changsha’s bars for a while, your visit will be in vain.

There are three places to choose from when it comes to clubbing in Changsha: Jiefang West Road, Hualongchi and Taiping Street. Among them, the oldest, tallest and busiest Jiefang West Road bar street in Changsha is still famous throughout the country.

Take a look at the young people reveling in the bars on Jiefang West Road in Changsha, and you will feel the carpe diem atmosphere of Changsha.