Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, and the third-most populous city in Central China, located in the lower reaches of Xiang River in northeastern Hunan.
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37 Facts About Changsha
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Changsha is called Xingcheng and was once named Linxiang (??), Tanzhou (??), Qingyang (??) in ancient times.
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Greater Changsha was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in 2012 by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Changsha is one of the core cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Belt and Road Initiative, a Beta- city by the GaWC, a new Chinese first-tier city and a pioneering area for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.
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Since the 1990s, Changsha has begun to accelerate economic development, and then achieved the highest growth rate among China's major cities during the 2000s.
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Changsha is the birthplace of super hybrid rice, the Tianhe-1 supercomputer, China's first laser 3D printer, and China's first domestic medium-low speed maglev line.
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Changsha is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese name or, meaning "long sandy place".
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Development started around when Changsha developed with the proliferation of Longshan culture, although there is no firm evidence of such a link.
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Under the Tang, Changsha prospered as a center of trade between central China and Southeast Asia but suffered during the Anshi Rebellion, when it fell to the rebels.
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The rebels moved on to Wuhan, but Changsha then became the principal base for the government's suppression of the rebellion.
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Changsha was a student at the Hunan Number 1 Teachers' Training School from 1913 to 1918.
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Changsha later returned as a teacher and principal from 1920 to 1922.
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Since Deng Xiaoping's Reform and Opening Up Policy, Changsha has rapidly developed since the 1990s, becoming one of the important cities in the central and western regions.
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Changsha is in northeast Hunan Province, the lower reaches of the Xiang River and the western part of the Changliu Basin.
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On 10 October 2001, the seat of Changsha City was transferred from Fanzheng Street to Guanshaling.
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Geological features of Changsha City are: the formation is fully exposed, the granite body is widely distributed, and the geological structure is complex.
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Changsha has a humid subtropical climate, with annual average temperature being at 17.
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Changsha is one of China's 15 most "developed and economically advanced" cities.
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Changsha is one of the core cities in the South Central China region, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Belt and Road Initiative, a Beta- city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, a new Chinese first-tier city and a pioneering area for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.
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Since the 1990s, Changsha has begun to accelerate economic development, and then achieved the highest growth rate among China's major cities during the 2000s.
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Changsha has a prominent media and publishing industry, and has been named the first "UNESCO City of Media Arts" in China.
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Changsha has one of China's largest multi-purpose sports stadiums—Helong Stadium, with 55, 000 seats.
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Changsha is the birthplace of super hybrid rice, the Tianhe-1 supercomputer, China's first laser 3D printer, and China's first domestic medium-low speed maglev line.
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Changsha has long been the seat of several ancient schools and academies.
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Changsha ranked among the top 10 cities in the whole country with strong education based on an evaluation to grade Chinese universities' discipline levels, including A+, A, and A- issued by the Ministry of Education as of 2020.
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Changsha is well connected by roads, river, rail, and air transportation modes, and is a regional hub for industrial, tourist, and service sectors.
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Changsha is surrounded by major rivers, including the Xiang and its tributaries such as the Liuyang, Jin, Wei, Longwanggang and Laodao.
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The Changsha South Railway Station is a new high-speed railway station in Yuhua district on the Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway.
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Changsha is represented by the star Zeta Corvi in a Chinese constellation.
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