Hunan Province

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Hunan Province is a landlocked region in south-central China known for its strategic location, spicy cuisine, and role as a major battleground and revolutionary base in modern Chinese history.

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Hunan Province canonical 165
Hunan 82
Hunan province 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of China
abbreviation Xiang
associatedWithPerson Hu Yaobang
Liu Shaoqi
Mao Zedong
Peng Dehuai
Zhu Rongji
borders Chongqing
surface form: Chongqing Municipality

Guangdong Province
Guangxi Province
surface form: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guizhou Province
Hubei Province
Jiangxi Province
capital Changsha
containsCity Changde
Changsha
Hengyang
Huaihua
Loudi
Shaoyang
Xiangtan
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Yiyang
Yongzhou
Yueyang
Zhangjiajie
Zhuzhou
containsLake Lake Dongting
surface form: Dongting Lake
containsMountain Mount Heng (Hengshan, Hunan)
containsUNESCOSite Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
country China
economicSector agriculture
manufacturing
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
historicalEvent Dabie Mountains Campaign
surface form: Chinese Civil War campaigns

Long March starting activities
Taiping Rebellion activities
Xinhai Revolution activities
historicalRole important revolutionary base area
major battleground in modern Chinese history
isLandlocked true
knownFor Hunan cuisine (Xiang cuisine)
chili pepper dishes
smoked and cured meats
spicy cuisine
locatedIn south-central China
majorCrops citrus fruits
rapeseed
rice
tea
namedAfter Lake Dongting
populationRankInChina highly populated province
timeZone China Standard Time
traversedByRiver Li River (Hunan)
Xiang River basin
surface form: Xiang River

Yuan River
Zi River
utcOffset +8

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Changsha South Railway Station provinceServed Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Loudi locatedIn Hunan Province
Loudi countrySubdivision Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Tianxin District partOf Hunan Province
Huaihua locatedIn Hunan Province
Hunan Normal University locatedIn Hunan Province
Orange Isle locatedIn Hunan Province
Kejia region Hunan Province
Kejiahua region Hunan Province
Zhangjiajie locatedIn Hunan Province
Zhangjiajie partOf Hunan Province
Hakka people populationConcentration Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Tujia people traditionalRegion Hunan Province
Tujia culture mainRegion Hunan Province
Tujia language spokenIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Miao languages spokenIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Pinghua spokenIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Hunan University locatedIn Hunan Province
Hunan University province Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Miao people majorSettlementRegion Hunan Province
Chu silk manuscripts discoveredIn Hunan Province
Central South University locatedIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Central South University province Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Changsha University of Science and Technology locatedIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Changsha University of Science and Technology isInProvince Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Zhuang people significantPopulationIn Hunan Province
Liuyang locatedIn Hunan Province
Liuyang subdivisionOf Hunan Province
Liuyang isInProvince Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Bai populationProvince Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Nanling Mountains locatedIn Hunan Province
Nanling Mountains runsBetween Hunan Province
Long River flowsThrough Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Zi River locatedIn Hunan Province
Zi River flowsThrough Hunan Province
Zi River isMajorRiverIn Hunan Province
G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway passesThrough Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Du Fu placeOfDeath Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan
Tujia concentratedIn Hunan Province
Yao minority region Hunan Province
Pingxiang locatedNearBorderWith Hunan Province
Chen-Xu dialect group spokenIn Hunan Province
this entity surface form: Hunan province
Kaifu District locatedIn Hunan Province
Kaifu District partOf Hunan Province
Kaifu District subdivisionOf Hunan Province