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Zhang Xiaolong, also known as Allen Zhang, is dubbed the "father of WeChat," the Chinese multi-purpose messaging app that has over 1.24 billion monthly active users in the first quarter of 2021, according to statista.com.
2023/08/06
Tan Dun, born in Changsha in 1957, is Chinese-American musician, who received the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Original Score and the 44th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for his work on the award-winning film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." He is considered as a contemporary classical composer, performer, and conductor.
2023/08/06
Ouyang Yuqian is the founding president of the Central Academy of Drama, the first higher educational institution of drama in the country. He was born in Liuyang City of Hunan Province, performed in Changsha after graduation and began to gain fame.
2023/08/06
The Crested Ibis known as the “Oriental gem” is a rare and precious species in the world. The Crested Ibis is a larger bird with its body length up to 80cm and weight about 1.8 kg. Its head is partially bare, showing its red skin, and it has a dense crest of white plumes on the nape, a long down-curved beak and white plumages mixed with pink. The Crested Ibis is regarded as an “auspicious bird” and is considered as the symbol of good luck and happiness by Chinese people.
2025/11/29
Xiang Embroidery is one of the excellent traditional crafts in China. Xiang embroidery is a general term for Hunan embroidery products with distinct Hunan Chu cultural characteristics, centered around Changsha, Hunan.
2023/08/06
The Chinese alligator, also known as the Yangtze alligator or China alligator, is a critically endangered crocodilian endemic in China. The Chinese alligator is black or dark gray in color with a fully armored body. As one of the smallest species of crocodilians in the world, it grows to 1.5 metres–2.1 metres in length and weighs 36 kilograms–45 kilograms as an adult. Females are roughly three-quarters the length of males.
2025/11/29
Local pastries in Changsha have always been popular among Changsha people, with a strong "Hunan" flavor, suitable for all ages. Changsha milk cake has a fragrant aroma, rich nutrition, and a soft and tender texture.
2023/08/06
The Tibetan antelope is a mediumsized antelope native to the Tibetan plateau with a shoulder height of about 83cm in males, and 74cm in females.
2025/11/29
Hunan is one of the key tea producing provinces in China, with tea production ranking second in the country. The history of tea production in Hunan can be traced back more than two thousand years to the early Western Han Dynasty, making it one of the earliest provinces in China to artificially cultivate tea trees.
2023/08/06
The dawn redwood, also called the water larch or metasequoia, is a deciduous conifer, native to central China. The dawn redwood is over 50 million years old and has been called “a living fossil”.
2025/11/29