Changsha 長沙

Chángshā 長沙 Other names include: Chang-sha (historical romanization)

Nearby Locations: Chángdé 常德 Héngyáng 衡陽

Central China Region

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Chángshā 長沙 is a major city in Eastern Húnán 湖南 Province.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Kāifú Temple 開福寺 is located here
  • The Húnán Buddhist Training Institute 湖南佛學講習所 ran here in 1921

Other Notes

• Sū Mànshū 蘇曼殊 taught here in 1906 and 1907
• Kōngyě 空也 taught here in the late 1910s and into 1922
• Huìjué 會覺 studied here in 1921
• Táng Dàyuán 唐大圓 established a Buddhist library here in 1927
• Máo Zédōng 毛澤東 began his political career here
• The important Mǎwángduī 馬王堆 archaeological site was excavated here in the early 1970s