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Hunan Provincial Museum

Changsha

Changsha's main attraction is this modern museum. There's a special focus on the Mawangdui Tombs, which were excavated nearby in the early 1970s,¡­

Kaifu Temple

Changsha

This large and active temple in the north of town dates originally to the Five Dynasties period, with many additions during later dynasties. The imposing¡­

Tangerine Isle

Changsha

The most famous of the city¡¯s parks is a 5km-long sliver of an island smack bang in the middle of the Xiang River. A reflective 32-year-old Mao¡­

Yuelu Academy

Changsha

Students have been cramming for exams at the base of Yuelu Mountain west of the river since AD 976, when the academy was established as one of China¡¯s¡­

Old City Walls & Tianxin Pavilion

Changsha

The old city walls, which once stretched for 9km around ancient Changsha, were built of rammed earth in 202 BC, reinforced with stone in AD 1372 (during¡­

Changsha Municipal Museum

Changsha

A colossal aluminium/magnesium alloy statue of Mao Zedong, cast in Heilongjiang, affably greets you at the entrance. This is the first clue that, despite¡­

Yuelu Mountain

Changsha

This large park on the slopes of Yuelu Mountain makes a pleasant city break. You can climb to the top in less than an hour, or else go up on the chair¡­

Hunan County No 1 Teachers¡¯ Training School

Changsha

Between 1913 and 1918, Mao studied here and returned to teach classics from 1920 to 1922. It¡¯s still a working college, and sometimes students keen to¡­