长沙
Changsha
China's capital of spicy food and nightlife — Mao's hometown, 2,000-year-old Han tombs, and a food scene that never sleeps.
长沙
China's capital of spicy food and nightlife — Mao's hometown, 2,000-year-old Han tombs, and a food scene that never sleeps.
Changsha is a city that runs on chili and energy. This is Mao Zedong's hometown (his birthplace, Shaoshan, is 90 minutes away) and the site of the Hunan Museum, which houses the astonishing Mawangdui Han tomb finds — a 2,100-year-old noblewoman's body preserved in such perfect condition that her skin is still elastic. Changsha's food scene is legendary: Hunan cuisine is the spiciest in China, and the city's stinky tofu, crayfish, and milk tea have spawned national chains. The nightlife on Taiping Old Street and along the Xiangjiang River is among the liveliest in China — this is a city that stays awake until 3am.
