长沙

ChangshaTravel Budget Guide

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When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥9starting fare

Attractions

Orange Isle橘子洲5A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Yuelu Mountain岳麓山5A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Hunan Museum湖南博物院4AHeritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Changsha Window of the World长沙世界之窗4A$29.56 (CN¥200)
Huayi Brothers Movie Town (Changsha)华谊兄弟(长沙)电影小镇4A$14.48 (CN¥98)
Changsha Underwater World长沙海底世界4A$22.17 (CN¥150)
Tongguan Kiln Folk Park铜官窑国风乐园4A$13.01 (CN¥88)
Tianxin Pavilion (Changsha)天心阁4A$4.14 (CN¥28)
Changsha Ecological Zoo长沙生态动物园4A$11.08 (CN¥75)
Du Fu Pavilion杜甫江阁—$2.66 (CN¥18)
Yuelu Academy岳麓书院—Heritage Site$5.91 (CN¥40)
May First Square五一广场—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Changsha Fantawild Oriental Heritage长沙方特东方神画—$41.38 (CN¥280)
Mawangdui Han Tomb Site马王堆汉墓遗址—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Li Zijian Art Museum李自健美术馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Changsha Xiangjiang Joy Ocean Park长沙湘江欢乐海洋公园—$38.43 (CN¥260)
Taiping Old Street太平老街—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Wanjiali World Celebrity Wax Museum万家丽世界名人蜡像馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Wanjiali World Culture Grand View Garden万家丽世界文化大观园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Xiang River湘江—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Changsha Tongguan Kiln National Archaeological Site Park长沙铜官窑国家考古遗址公园—Heritage SiteFree

Hotels

Budget

$16.41 (CN¥111)
/night

Standard

$22.17 (CN¥150)
/night

Comfort

$42.27 (CN¥286)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.40 (CN¥23)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.64 (CN¥72)
/meal

High-end

$39.31 (CN¥266)
/meal
Must try:
  • Fish head with chopped chili
    剁椒鱼头 · Duòjiāo yútóu
  • Changsha stinky tofu
    长沙臭豆腐 · Chángshā chòu dòufu
  • Spicy crayfish
    口味虾 · Kǒuwèi xiā
  • Pork stir-fried with chili
    辣椒炒肉 · Làjiāo chǎoròu
  • Fried glutinous rice cakes in syrup
    糖油粑粑 · Tángyóu bābā
  • Spicy river snails
    嗦螺 · Suōluó
  • Mao-style braised pork
    毛氏红烧肉 · Máoshì hóngshāoròu
  • Hunan rice noodles
    湖南米粉 · Húnán mǐfěn
Styles:Street snacks · Fast food · Hunan · Braised snacks

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (5)

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Huogongdian (Fire Palace)Batch 1
Est. 1577
A Ming-era fire-god temple on Pozi Street that grew into the great gathering place of Changsha street food and the city's most famous culinary landmark.
JiuzhitangBatch 1
Est. 1650
A time-honoured Chinese-medicine house founded in 1650, one of the oldest surviving pharmaceutical brands in China, known for traditional pills, powders and tonics.
YuloudongBatch 1
Est. 1904
A Hunan-cuisine house founded in 1904, famous for spicy chicken and other classic Xiang dishes, representing the refined restaurant tradition of old Changsha.
YangyuxingBatch 1
Est. 1894
A century-old noodle house founded in the late Qing dynasty, renowned for hand-pulled egg noodles and rich toppings, the standard-bearer of Changsha noodle culture.
ShuangyanlouBatch 1
A late-Qing Changsha brand renowned for its thin-skinned wontons, one of the city's classic everyday breakfast names.

Famous Snacks (7)

Changsha Stinky TofuFamous Snacks
Changsha's most iconic snack: crisp outside and tender within, pungent to smell yet savoury to eat, dressed with garlic water and chilli sauce.
Spicy CrayfishFamous Snacks
Boldly spicy crayfish, the soul of Changsha's late-night dining, swept across China alongside Hunan's night-market culture.
Sugar-Oil Glutinous BallsFamous Snacks
Glutinous rice balls slow-fried in sugar and oil until caramel-glazed outside and soft within, a classic sweet street snack of Changsha.
Sisters' DumplingsFamous Snacks
A famed Huogongdian sweet of glutinous rice dumplings with sweet and savoury fillings, named for the Jiang sisters who created them.
Yangyuxing NoodlesFamous Snacks
The signature soup noodles of the old Yangyuxing house, with springy strands, savoury broth and rich toppings, the emblem of Changsha noodles.
Deyuan BunsFamous Snacks
A venerable Changsha bun, fluffy-skinned and richly filled, paired in local lore with Yangyuxing noodles and Xu Changxing duck.
Steamed Fish Head with Chopped ChilliFamous Snacks
A celebrated Hunan dish of a plump fish head steamed under a blanket of chopped chilli, fresh and fiery, a banquet classic.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (7)

Xiang EmbroideryNational ICH · Batch 1
One of China's four great embroidery traditions, famed for blended-colour silk and the lifelike rendering of lions and tigers; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Changsha Kiln Tongguan Ceramic Firing TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 3
An underglaze-polychrome porcelain craft rooted in the Tang dynasty, with the old town of Tongguan as the birthplace of underglaze-coloured ware; national ICH from 2011.
Huogongdian Temple FairNational ICH · Batch
The fire-god temple fair at Changsha's Huogongdian, gathering opera, storytelling, folk feats and street food; a national-level ICH folklore item.
Xiang OperaNational ICH · Batch 2
A major regional opera centred on Changsha and Xiangtan, blending four vocal styles; inscribed as national ICH in 2008.
Changsha Flower-Drum OperaNational ICH · Batch 3
A lively, earthy folk opera of Hunan that took shape in the Qing dynasty; inscribed as national ICH in 2011.
Liuyang Fireworks Making TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 1
The thousand-year handcrafted fireworks tradition of Liuyang, intricate in process and rich in variety; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Chrysanthemum-Stone CarvingNational ICH · Batch 2
Liuyang's carving of natural chrysanthemum stone, turning "flowers in stone" into exquisite art; national ICH from 2008.
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