Changsha is a “Cultural City” gathering great culture and professionals. It is a remarkable place producing outstanding people and brilliant minds. The world’s cultural celebrity Qu Yuan, Han Dynasty outstanding politician Jia Yi and Tang Dynasty great poet Du Fu all “moved to Changsha” and left their masterpieces by the Xiangjiang River. The Song Dynasty’s famous Confucian scholar Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi even held lectures at the thousand-year old Yuelu Academy and gradually formed the Huxiang Culture which had a far-reaching influence with the “statecraft ideology” as its core. “The elites were bred in Chu, and the best were gathering here.” Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, such celebrities as Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang have all studied at the Yuelu Academy. 

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Chu-Han Culture of Changsha
Changsha is a historical city known both in China and abroad. Its name has existed for more than 3,000 years. Once a strategic place in the state of Chu during Warring States Period (475-221 BC), Changsha is now one of the foremost historical and cultural cities in China. 
The city enjoys splendid ancient culture and is home to many ancient tombs and relics. Millennia of history have left numerous attractions for tourists including the Yuelu Academy, Mawangdui Tomb, Kaifu Temple, Tianxin Pavilion and the Orange Island. 
But Changsha’s history isn’t all ancient. The city was once a cradle of the Chinese revolution and home to great leaders. Mao Zedong used to study, work and live in the city, and Liu Shaoqi, Hu Yaobang and Zhu Rongji also lived here. Meanwhile, vibrant bars, karaoke clubs and a rising Hunan TV industry have made Changsha a city of entertainment. 

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Outstanding figures 
A holy city of the revolution, Changsha is where Mao Zedong spent his extraordinary adolescence. The locations where he lived, studied and engaged in revolutionary activities have all become important bases for patriotic education today. The Hunan First Normal University, Aiwan Pavilion on Yuelu Hill, and the old sites of the Xinmin Society and the CPC Hunan committee have all been well preserved. The old site of the Autumn Harvest Uprising Revolutionary Armies was named a key national heritage conservation site. Other revolutionary resorts include the Wanglu Park, the Shen Mansion and the old site of the Hunan Self-Study College. 
Changsha is also the hometown of Liu Shaoqi, Hu Yaobang and Zhu Rongji. Zeng Guofan, Huang Xing and Cai E in modern history also left stories behind in Changsha. Liu Shaoqi’s former residence in Ningxiang county, Huang Xing’s former residence in Changsha county and Tan Sitong’s former residence in Liuyang city were all named State-protected national relics. The former residences of Li Fuchun, Hu Yaobang, Xu Teli and Yang Kaihui are also now open to the public after renovations. 

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