Changsha, a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, also known as Xingcheng, is the capital of Hunan Province and an important central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River approved by the State Council.

The city has jurisdiction over 6 municipal districts, 2 county-level cities and 1 county, with a total area of 11819 square kilometers and a built-up area of 567.32 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, the permanent resident population of Changsha is 10047914.

Changsha is a national pilot area for comprehensive supporting reform of "two oriented society", an important grain production base in China, an important node city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration and the Yangtze River economic belt. It is also a comprehensive transportation hub and a national logistics hub, where Beijing Guangzhou high-speed railway, Shanghai Kunming high-speed railway and Chongqing Xiamen high-speed railway meet. In 2020, Changsha will achieve a regional GDP of 1214.252 billion yuan.