Changsha

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. Where is Changsha?Northeastern Hunan Province, China, situated on the Xiang River
2. How many people live in Changsha?Approximately 10,047,914 inhabitants (2020 census for prefecture-level city)
3. How big is Changsha?Not specified in source, but encompasses a major metropolitan region
4. What language do people speak in Changsha?Changshanese (a dialect of Xiang Chinese), Ningxiangnese, and Liuyangnese are spoken
5. When was Changsha built?Over 2,400 years of urban construction history
6. What is the capital of?Hunan Province

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Yuelu Academy: One of China's most historically significant academies, founded in the Song Dynasty and now part of Hunan University.
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