Changsha, located in eastern Hunan Province, is the capital of Hunan and a pivotal city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. This long-standing city has retained the name “Changsha” for 3,000 years. It has nurtured many historical figures who played critical roles in some watershed events like the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898), the Old Democratic Revolution (1840-1919), and the New Democratic Revolution (1919-1949). The founding father of the modern Communist China Mao...
more »Changsha, located in eastern Hunan Province, is the capital of Hunan and a pivotal city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. This long-standing city has retained the name “Changsha” for 3,000 years. It has nurtured many historical figures who played critical roles in some watershed events like the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898), the Old Democratic Revolution (1840-1919), and the New Democratic Revolution (1919-1949). The founding father of the modern Communist China Mao Zedong was born into a rural family in Shaoshanchong of Xiangtan, about 90 km from downtown Changsha. (all images recorded on 135mm B/W film)
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