Discovering Changsha

The harmonious and inclusive social atmosphere, convenient and livable urban environment, high-quality educational and medical resources, stable living costs, and dynamic and wonderful modern culture have landed Changsha on the list of “China’s happiest cities” for 17 consecutive years.

Changsha is a city of boundless passion, well-known for its spicy food. Hot dishes and snacks such as fish head with chopped peppers, fried meat with chili, rice noodles, flavored shrimp, and stinky tofu lure food aficionados from around the world.
It is a popular travel destination. Wuyi Square in downtown Changsha is always crowded with tourists. With booming entertainment and cultural industries, Changsha has become a sleepless city known for its stellar nightlife.
From bronze ritual instruments of the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 B.C.) to stunning archaeological findings from the Mawangdui tombs of the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.), Changsha has cultivated brilliant culture passed on from generation to generation for some 3,000 years.
Across the past century, countless patriots with lofty ideals gathered there, ready to sacrifice their lives in the name of the revolution.
Nowadays, Changsha’s GDP has far exceeded 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion), and the per capita disposable income of local residents ranks first among all provincial capitals in central China. The harmonious and inclusive social atmosphere, convenient and livable urban environment, high-quality educational and medical resources, stable living costs, and dynamic and wonderful modern culture have landed Changsha on the list of “China’s happiest cities” for 17 consecutive years.
Changsha people have maintained a millennia-old local culture with diligence and perseverance, and today they are characterizing modern Changsha with ambition and bravery.