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Changsha
Changsha is the capital city of Hunan and is located on the lower reaches of Xiang river, a branch of the Yangtze River. Changsha has been important from the time of the Qin dynasty, 221BC, as it is a strategically placed commercial city but it is most famous for being the site of Mao Zedong's conversion to communism.
The Hunan Provincial Museum contains numerous artifacts including wooden figurines, silk textiles, ancient manuscripts and exhibits from a 2000 year old tomb.
As the birthplace of Mao’s conversion to communism, there are numerous reminders of Chairman Mao in the city of Changsha, including the 30 year old statue of Mao outside the Changsha Museum, Mao’s living quarters at the Hunan CPC Committee and Hunan No.1 Teacher’s Training School, where Mao was a school teacher.
Located 100kms north of Changsha, Yueyang sits beside Dongting Lake, which flows into the Yangtze River. The main attractions of Yueyang include the Yueyang Tower, the Confucian Temple and the Cishi Pagoda.
Also known as Nanyue, meaning Southern Peak, Heng Shan, as its alternative name suggests, is the southernmost of China’s five Taoist mountains. At 1300m high, the emperors of China used to come here to hunt and to pray for good harvests.
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