Changsha City has changed considerably since the early 1900s, when the area was a mixture of modern European buildings and ancient Chinese structures. The troubles that the city of Changsha has seen, from peasant rebellions and the instability of the Republican Period (1911-1950) to the uniformity of modern Chinese city planners, has changed this area into a clean, grey metropolis that is a little too familiar in modern China.

For Changsha most of the past is gone, although the long Island of Oranges (Juzi zhou) still maintains a glimpse of the former city.

Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province of China. It is are related to the revolutionary history that makes the city famous. The Maoist and Communist Sights are certainly one of the major tourism pulling points.

Changsha is a place that has been inhabited for over three thousand years it has many interesting sights for the ancient history - The best sight in this scope is the Provincial Museum, that displays some of the contents of the Han Dynasty tomb that was discovered at Mawangdui in 1972. The mummies that are preserved within, of the Marquis of Dai's family, are amazingly well preserved.

This city has another interesting sights which is known as the Yuelu Park, which was once held the Yuelu Academy, a Song Dynasty school that prepared individuals for the Imperial examinations. Not far from city this hilly parkis a good area for hikers.

Nearby are a number of other interesting destinations, including the religious mountain of Hengshan, with its easily surmountable paths and small, active Taoist and Buddhist temples, and Shaoshan, the birthplace of Comrade Mao.