37 Facts About Changsha

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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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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 has been named the first "UNESCO City of Media Arts" in China.

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Changsha is home to Hunan Broadcasting System, the most influential provincial TV station in China.

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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 Qin dynasty, Changsha was a staging post for expeditions south into Guangdong that led to its conquest and the establishment of the Nanyue kingdom.

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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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Under the Qing, Changsha was the capital of Hunan and prospered as one of China's chief rice markets.

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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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19.

On 10 October 2001, the seat of Changsha City was transferred from Fanzheng Street to Guanshaling.

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20.

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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21.

Changsha has a humid subtropical climate, with annual average temperature being at 17.

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22.

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 is home to Hunan Broadcasting System, the most influential provincial TV station in China.

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In 2017, Changsha made its way into the 1-trillion-yuan GDP club, becoming the 13th city in China with a GDP of one trillion yuan.

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Changsha's GDP was US$208 billion in 2021, exceeding that of Ukraine and Hungary, with a GDP of US$200 billion and US$182 billion, the 22nd and 23rd largest economies in Europe respectively.

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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 Huanghua International Airport is a regional hub for China Southern Airlines.

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Changsha is represented by the star Zeta Corvi in a Chinese constellation.

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