Changsha

Introduction

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Changsha is the capital of the province of Hunan, in south central China. The total municipality has about 7 million inhabitants.

Sights and Activities

• Hunan Provincial Museum
• Theaters

Weather

Changsha has a humid subtropical climate. Summers from June to mid-September see average highs of more than 30 °C (July almost 34 °C on average) with nights around a sticky 25 °C. Combined with high humidity this is not the best time for a visit. Winters from December to March average around 10-12 °C during the day and still above zero at night, with occasional frost and possibly a bit of snow sometimes. As April to June is the wettest time of the year, the best months for a visit are probably from mid-September to November when temperatures around 20-25 °C and there are just some showers now and then. Humidity drops as well.

Getting There

By Plane

Changsha Huanghua International Airport (HHA) mainly has domestic flights, but some international destinations as well (mainly Taiwan, Japan and South Korea) and is one of the fastest growing airports in the world.

By Train

Regular trains connect Changsha with other major cities, including Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. Just like many other cities, Changsha will get a connection along the high-speed railway network in the next 10 years or so.

By Bus

There are three main bus terminals in Changsha: South Station, East Station and West Station. There are dozens of destinations within Hunan and outside, with major destinations also including the bigger cities further away.

Sleep

Learn

• Hunan University
• Central South University
• National University of Defense Technology
• Changsha University of Science and Technology

Keep Connected

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

China Post (中国邮政) is the official postal service of the People's Republic of China, operated by the State Postal Bureau of the People's Republic of China (website in Chinese only), and has more details about price to send letters, postcards and parcels, both domestically as well as internationally. The Chinese postal service is very good. Remember that in more remote places usually only one post office in a city can handle sending international boxes or letters. Also many times it might be worth having the name of the country you are trying to send to in Chinese characters. Post offices have a striking green logo and can easily be found everywhere in the cities. They are mostly open every day (including weekends!) from 8:00am to 6:00pm, though small offices might have shorter opening times, while the bigger ones in central and touristic areas are sometimes open during evenings as well.

External Links

• Changsha Governmental Website