Changsha
Americannoun
noun
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Rumoured to be descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu was born in the central city of Changsha in 1928 into a China riven by civil war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Zhu grew up near Hunan province’s capital Changsha and was raised by uncles, since he never knew his father and his mother died before he turned 10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
She managed to save up about $4,200 before she took an even more extreme step: quitting her job and moving back in with her parents in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
The conversation heated up in the southern city of Changsha where the education department responded saying it will not install air cons so students can "cultivate the spirit of hard work and endurance".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
We went to many different cities—back to Kweilin, to Changsha, as far south as Kunming.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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