Chángshā History

History

On the fertile plains of the Xiang River (Xiāng Jiāng), the Chángshā area has been inhabited for 3000 years, with a large settlement here by the Warring States period. In 1904, after the signing of the 1903 Treaty of Shanghai between Japan and China, Chángshā opened to foreign trade, but the city largely feeds from its associations with Mao Zedong.