What else is there to do in Changsha if you don’t have snacks? What else is there to do in Changsha besides snacks?

Everyone knows that the most recommended thing when coming to Changsha is eating. Indeed, there are many snacks in Changsha, and there are also many delicious ones. So below, the editor will tell you what to eat in Changsha. What else is fun about eating snacks? What else is there to do in Changsha if you don’t eat snacks

Changsha is also called Xingsha, or Star City.

Many people think that the reason why Changsha is called "Star City" is because there are many celebrities who visit it, hence the name. In fact, from my point of view, I am not convinced. In any era, there are different understandings of the same thing. After all, humans once believed that the sun revolved around the earth.

Historically speaking, the name Star City comes from the twenty-eight stars in the sky. Zhang Wei, a native of the Tang Dynasty, said in "Changsha Fengtu Stele" that "the astronomical star Changsha is on the side of the four stars Zhen. The top is Chenxiang, and the bottom is counties."

Chenxiang refers to Changsha Xing, county, refers to Changsha County.

When I first arrived in Changsha, I encountered a heavy rain

As a city in the subtropical region, Changsha showed its extraordinary boredom. A friend once jokingly said that walking in Changsha in the summer feels like a living prawn.

When we entered the city of Changsha and faced the steaming hot flashes that swept over us, I began to somewhat agree with my friend’s metaphor, _prawn, which was quite appropriate.

So, accompanied by the humid weather, we walked into the city on the streets full of restaurants and life.

Mawangdui|Exquisiteness lasts forever, and life lasts forever.

As I said before, museums record the past of a city or even a region. Seeing everything in the museum, you can understand the past and present of a city.

Inside the Hunan Provincial Museum

As the highlight of the Hunan Provincial Museum, although the Mawangdui site is also a Han tomb, the content displayed is not as good as that in the Xuzhou Han tomb. The gold and iron horses are not as magnificent as those in the tomb of Haihunhou, but there is an exquisite life full of fireworks.

The tomb was mistakenly called "Mawangdui" because it was rumored to be the tomb of Ma Yin, King of Chu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Although it was later discovered that the owners of the tomb were Li Cang and his wife Xin Zhuishi, who followed Liu Bang to conquer the world during the Western Han Dynasty, they still called out their old names.

As a family that loves life, the Li Cang family firmly adheres to this concept in their tombs.

The food skeletons in the tomb, and the booklets in the tomb have clear notes on the freshness, parts, and growth cycles of the ingredients

Never getting tired of eating is their consistent pursuit.

The advancement of science and technology has actually not changed much about the quality of life of the upper class. Emperors in ancient times did not suffer from the scorching heat in the summer because they had ice rooms specially provided for ice to cool down. The refrigerator that people are proud of today was not a rare thing in ancient times. It’s just that there was no need for electricity at that time.

It can be seen from the cultural relics unearthed from the tombs that Li Cang adheres to the southerners' consistent and tireless pursuit of delicious food when it comes to food. Everything from small spices and condiments to large pots and pans is available. Even some of the recipes and combinations are so imaginative that people can’t help but be speechless.

Lacquerware ladle and soup cauldron

Fruit preserves card

Similarly, life also needs incense and fine clothes to build it.

Mawangdui Qujing

As the prototype of the Qujing for all the replicas of Chinese clothing on the market today, this seemingly broken ancient dress represents the most cutting-edge fashion at the time.

Contrary to everyone’s usual thinking, making such a piece of skirt consumes a lot of fabric. From today’s perspective, compared to Western tailoring, it is still a waste. Combined with the productivity and exquisite materials of the time, it is obvious that this is a Hermès among Hermès.

Some incense ingredients

Smell is always the enemy of exquisite life. Li Cang's family is also well versed in the concept of using incense.

Most of the spices that can be seen on the market today were basically trafficked from the distant Middle East after the opening of the Silk Road in exchange for our tea and porcelain.

At that time, Li Cang was a person during the period of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and was far from enjoying the convenience brought by the Silk Road after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Despite this, he pursued a refined life and still collected all the incense materials available on the market to create a fragrant mansion.

Although the life of Li Cang's family cannot represent the living conditions in Changsha at that time, this pursuit of exquisite life must have a form of up and down effects.

Because the life of the upper class is always the extreme of social life in a certain era.

Orange Island|Out of personal emotion, I am quite curious about this place.

As an alluvial island, Orange Island was formed during the Western Jin Dynasty. But when it became famous, it still originated from Mao Zedong's "Qinyuanchun Changsha". An ordinary Jiang Xinzhou became famous all over the world because of one person's poem. This is indeed the most intuitive cultural phenomenon.

A farmer's son, relying on an indestructible belief, gathered a group of like-minded young people to bring a huge ancient country into a new era.

I have to say that this kind of fervent ambition is indeed worthy of praise. Every time I read his sentence "Ask the boundless earth, who is responsible for the ups and downs?", I can't help but think of him when he was young, standing at the head of Orange Island, blaming Fang Qiu for his youthful demeanor.

The Statue of Mao Zedong at Juzizhou Head

But when I faced his statue, for no reason, I felt an unbreakable sadness in his eyes. Tightened brows, pursed lips, looking faintly into the distance. The fierce river wind blew everyone on the island violently, but no matter how strong the wind was, it could not stir up his frozen hair.

The great men have passed away, but the country will have its own outstanding successors.

The runway around the island

The tourists in twos and threes and the runway around the island constitute the daily portrayal of the Orange Island Scenic Area today.

Tourists posed for photos with the statue in various postures. Selfie sticks erected high up were fluttering in the wind. In the distance, vendors selling stinky tofu and sugar-oiled cakes shouted loudly. Against the backdrop of the figures of long-distance runners running by with the wind from time to time, all this brings Jiangxinzhou into a track full of life.

If what you see in the museum is the fireworks of long ago, then in Jiangxinzhou, what you see is the fresh life of today.