Which city is called the City of Star City?

Changsha is called the City of Star City.

Changsha, also known as "Star City", is a city with a long history and profound cultural heritage. Changsha is located in the eastern and northern part of Hunan Province, the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River and the western edge of Xiangliu Basin. It is an important central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, an experimental zone for comprehensive reform of "two-oriented society" in China, and an important industrial and commercial city in central and southern China. Changsha is called "Star City" because ancient astronomers observed many stars over Changsha, hence its name.

As a city with a long history, Changsha has been the center of culture, politics and economy since ancient times. There are rich historical and cultural heritages here, such as Mawangdui Han Tomb and Yuelu Academy. These historic sites not only witnessed the historical changes in Changsha, but also demonstrated the excellent cultural traditions of the Chinese nation. Changsha is also a vibrant modern city. In recent years, Changsha's economy has developed rapidly and has become one of the important economic centers in China.

At the same time, Changsha has made great progress in science, education, culture and health, and has become a national scientific and technological innovation city and a famous cultural city. The night view of Changsha is also beautiful, and the banks of Xiangjiang River are brightly lit, which makes people linger. In addition, Changsha is also a city of food. There are many special snacks and delicious food here, such as stinky tofu, sugar cake, rice noodles and so on. These delicacies are deeply loved by people. In Changsha, you can taste all kinds of delicious food to satisfy your taste buds.

Changsha City introduced:

Changsha is located in the eastern and northern part of Hunan Province, downstream of Xiangjiang River, on the western edge of Changliu Basin, bordering Yichun and Pingxiang in Jiangxi in the east, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in the south, Loudi and Yiyang in the west and Yueyang and Yiyang in the north. It is about 230 kilometers long from east to west and 88 kilometers wide from north to south. In 2020, the city's land area will be 1 18 16.0 square kilometers, of which the urban area will be 2 150.9 square kilometers and the built-up area will be 560.80 square kilometers.

The overall characteristics of Changsha landform are large ups and downs, diverse landforms and developed surface water system. The northeast of Changsha is the northern section of the shogunate-Luo Xiao mountain system, the northwest is the eastern edge of Xuefeng Mountain, and the middle is the transition zone from Heng Chang hilly basin to Dongting Lake Plain. Surrounded by mountains at both ends of the northeast and northwest, the terrain is steep, and the middle gradually declines and tends to be flat, just like a saddle shape. Xiangjiang River runs obliquely through the central part from south to north, with rolling hills in the south and flat and open terrain in the north, which is shaped like a funnel opening to the north.

Changsha belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, which is characterized by mild climate, abundant precipitation, simultaneous rain and heat, and distinct four seasons. The annual average temperature in Changsha is 17.2℃, and that in counties is 16.8℃- 17.3℃. The temperature in Changsha changes greatly in spring, with more rain in early summer, long high temperature in summer and autumn, and less severe cold in winter. From late March to mid-May, cold and warm air crossed each other, forming continuous rainy and low temperature weather.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Changsha.