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Changsha is the capital of Hunan province, and is an important inland port for the export of agricultural products , Hunan growing 13% of China's national rice production and also being rich in tobacco, fruit and timber harvesting this is a busy city. The population here is 6 million. Originally called Qingyanag, Changsha's history dates back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-331 B.C.). After the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified China the Changsha prefecture was established. Changsha was opened to foreign traders in 1904.

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