Changsha

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Montage of Changsha, 2020

Changsha (Chinese: 长沙) is the capital and most populous city in Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. It is in the southern central part of the country. In 2022, 10.4206 million people lived there.

Administration

Changsha administers 6 districts, 1 county and 2 county-level cities:

Map
File:Administrative Division Changsha.png Furong Tianxin Yuelu Kaifu Yuhua Wangcheng Changsha County Ningxiang (city) Liuyang (city)
Subdivision	Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Pop. (2010 Census)	Area (km²)	Dens. (/km²)
City Proper
Furong District	芙蓉区code: zh is deprecated	Fúróng Qū	523,730	42	12,470
Tianxin District	天心区code: zh is deprecated	Tiānxīn Qū	475,663	74	6,428
Yuelu District	岳麓区code: zh is deprecated	Yuèlù Qū	801,861	552	1,453
Kaifu District	开福区code: zh is deprecated	Kāifú Qū	567,373	187	3,034
Yuhua District	雨花区code: zh is deprecated	Yǔhuā Qū	725,353	114	6,363
Wangcheng District	望城区code: zh is deprecated	Wàngchéng Qū	523,489	970	540
Suburban and rural
Liuyang City	浏阳市code: zh is deprecated	Liúyáng Shì	1,278,928	4,999	256
Ningxiang City	宁乡市code: zh is deprecated	Níngxiāng Shì	1,168,056	2,906	402
Changsha County	长沙县code: zh is deprecated	Chángshā Xiàn	979,665	1,997	491

Changsha Media

• The lacquered coffin of lady Xin Zhui (217–168 BC). Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui. Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

• The Four-goat Square Zun, a bronze vessel of the late Shang dynasty, circa 1000 BC

• Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon, Warring States period (475-221 BC)

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  Tianxin Pavilion, from where Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made an attack on Changsha

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  文夕大火

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  Map including Changsha (labeled as CH'ANG-SHA 長沙code: zh is deprecated ) (AMS, 1953)

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  Orange Isle

• Changsha Downtown Dongpailou.jpg

  Changsha central area at night

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  Aerial view of Furong District

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  Huangxing Road Pedestrian Street