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 Shaoshan, a mountain village about 100km southwest of Changsha, with some fairly beautiful scenery and a once typically Hunan village atmosphere, has been irreparably changed by history. On the 26th December 1893, a baby was born in a little house in this village who later on made this place...
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 The Hunan Provincial Museum (Hunan bowuguan) in Changsha , is one of China's better museums. The complex has three main buildings, one of which covers revolutionary history and two that are devoted to the Western Han (206 BC-24 AD) tombs that were discovered at Mawangdui... |
| Yuelu Park |
 Yuelu Hill Park (Yuelu shan gongyuan) lies on the western banks of the Xiang River (Xiang jiang) and is one of Changsha's most historic spots. The area is most notable for its academic establishments during the history of changsha and the famous Hunan University (Hunan daxue) ... |
| Maoist/Communist Sights of Interest |
 Hunan Province is well known as the birthplace of a number of famous communists, most notably Chairman Mao Zedong(born at Shaoshan-Cchangsha) , the leader of China from 1950 until his death in 1976, Liu Shaoqi, head of state under Mao (1959-1966) until ousted during the Cultural... |
| Yueyang Tower |
 Yueyang Tower is one of the most famous structures in China, renowned for its ancient literary associations. It stands on the northeastern shore of Lake Dongtingin Changsha in the riverside city of Yueyang, where the Yangzi River intersects with the lake via canals... |
| Mawangdui |
 The early Han period (early 2nd century BC) tombs of a noble family excavated at Mawangdui are among the most important archaeological discoveries of the past quarter-century. The astonishing state of preservation of one of the tombs, including the mummified corpse of the occupant... |
