Mao’s Restaurant 毛家饭店 @ Changsha
The Chairman went to eat at the founder’s house in Shaoshan, loved the braised pork belly so much and theContinue Reading
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Ben Xiao Bo 笨小钵 @ Changsha
It was raining during the evenings I was in Changsha so I had to dine in the mall next toContinue Reading
Lest We Forget – The 1938 Changsha Inferno 文夕大火
At the base of Tianxin Pavilion 天心閣 in Changsha, Hunan, there stood a solitary bell to commemorate one of theContinue Reading
Changsha Part 5: Tianxin Pavilion 天心閣
If an architecture can represent the soul of Changsha, that would be Tianxin Pavilion. The pavilion has witnessed the manyContinue Reading
Changsha Part 4: A young Mao in Changsha 橘子洲
As an inland city, Changsha lacks the glamour and sophistication of coastal metropolises, but therein lies its appeal. Rubbing shouldersContinue Reading
Changsha Part 3: Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館
Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館 is the country’s only museum focused on the history of Chinese academies for classic learning.
Changsha Part 2: Yuelu Academy – 1,000 years of education 嶽麓書院
Established in AD 976, Yuelu Academy was one of the four famous ancient academies in China. The Academy accepted studentsContinue Reading
Changsha Part 1: Yuelu Mountain 嶽麓山
This is the most popular park in Changsha. It is quite big and is the site of a thousand yearContinue Reading
Chairment 餐谋天下 @ Changsha
This is one of the first Hunanese cuisine restaurant chain to come out of Changsha. They have really impressive store frontContinue Reading
Changsha – Mao’s Hometown
Chinese has a saying, “Your education when you are three dictates how you live when you are thirty.” Mao ZedongContinue Reading