The suffering in Changsha is over, I really don't recommend coming in August

✨✨✨Changsha August Walking Tour Guide! The ultimate way to enjoy the spicy Star City is here～✨✨✨ ​​🌆【Changsha: A city marinated in chili peppers!】​​ The Xiang River flows through the city, and Yuelu Mountain supports half the sky. This is "Foot City" Changsha! The temperature in August reaches nearly 39°C🔥, but no heat can stop the aroma of Chayan Yuese milk tea and the temptation of night market crayfish～ ​​🗺️【Super detailed 3-day itinerary! Play until you can barely walk each day】​​ ​​Day 1: Cultural walk + night market sprint​​ ☀️​​Morning​​: Go! Yuelu Mountain (free!) Enter from the south gate, turn right and walk 300 meters to Aiwan Pavilion🍁, perfect for ancient-style photos～ Climbing? No way! Cable car one way 25 yuan, the view of the Xiang River from the top is breathtaking. 🍜​​Noon​​: At the foot of the mountain, Moywei Xiangtan Cuisine, chopped chili fish head is sour, spicy, and tender. Dip the fish meat in the soup and take a bite, your soul will tremble! 🌙​​Evening​​: Yangfan Night Market! Over 1000 stalls with crayfish, perilla peach ginger… charcoal-grilled beef skewers burst with creamy juice, so spicy it makes you cry but you can't stop eating. ​​Day 2: Internet-famous check-ins + Xiang River romance​​ ☀️​​Morning​​: Xie Zilong Image Museum (ticket 80 yuan), rush before 9! Black and white architecture with lawns, every shot is a cool style masterpiece～ Next door is Li Zijian Art Museum, free, the oil paintings are so stunning they give you goosebumps. 🍜​​Noon​​: Super Wenheyou (Hisense Plaza branch), gnaw on flavored shrimp🦞 in a retro Changsha street scene, the shrimp meat is chewy and covered with perilla garlic, spicy to the point of gasping～ 🌙​​Evening​​: Fisherman’s Wharf, European-style buildings + river breeze, order a table of Ju Wei Qu Ji crayfish, peel and dip in spicy soup, paired with ice-cold beer, feeling amazing～ ​​Day 3: Old alley flavors + museum time travel​​ ☀️​​Morning​​: Chaozong Street, cobblestone road + coffee shops, around the corner you meet the same scene as "Changsha Nightlife"! Jinji Sugar Oil Tuotuo is crispy outside and sticky inside, a must for sweet lovers. 🍜​​Noon​​: Bus New Village Rice Noodle Shop, snow mustard beef noodles + fried egg, the bone broth is so fresh you'll lick the bowl clean! 🌙​​Evening​​: Dufu Riverside Pavilion for night view (lights on at 19:30), the Xiang River light show is stunningly beautiful but the crowd is overwhelming… ​​🌟【Must-check list! Lazy people just copy this】​​ ✅ Orange Isle (free! Small train 40 yuan): Chairman Mao sculpture + Xiang River sunset, the light is gentlest in the evening. ✅ Hunan Provincial Museum (free but reservation required): See Lady Xin Zhui from the Mawangdui Han tomb, 2000 years without decay, closed on Mondays so don’t go empty-handed! ✅ Chayan Yuese Guojin Store: Orchid latte topped with cream + pecan pieces, one sip and you fall into milk tea heaven～ ✅ Donggua Mountain Mengzhong BBQ: Fiery spicy beef bursting with juice, buttery small skewers with a smoky creamy flavor, perfect for night snack lovers! ​​🏨【Where to stay? Recommend this trendy hotel!】​​ Changsha Exotic Impression Hotel (Guojin Center branch), about 300+ yuan per person! Smart room control + river view room, soak in the bathtub while watching the Xiang River night view～ 5 minutes walk to Wuyi Square, delivery can reach all popular stores. ​​🚌【Transportation guide】​​ Download the "Changsha Metro" app, Line 2 runs through the attractions～ Bus 139 goes directly to Donggua Mountain Night Market, taxi starting fare 13 yuan but traffic jams during peak hours are heartbreaking… ​​💣【Hard-earned tips】​​ ❗Yuelu Mountain cable car queues start at 1 hour, go at 7 am to cover the whole mountain! ❗Just take photos at Wenheyou, eat at Tianbao Brothers, Luo’s shrimp is big and meaty. ❗Bring mint candy! When the spicy Xiang cuisine makes your scalp numb, pop one and revive on the spot～ ​​🍜【5 food hits!】​​(Don’t blame me if you get hungry) 1️⃣ Classic black stinky tofu: crispy outside + garlicky spicy sauce, bite open and the filling bursts, heavenly～ 2️⃣ Sugar oil baba: golden glutinous rice balls with pulled brown sugar, sweet and sticky to the core! 3️⃣ Perilla peach ginger: sweet and sour crunchy peach + perilla aroma, a night market spicy relief weapon! 4️⃣ Chopped chili fish head: fish brain softer than tofu, chopped chili sour and spicy seeps into every bit of meat～ 5️⃣ Mengzhong BBQ beef oil: charcoal grilled with creamy aroma, chewing it makes the juice fly! ​​💰【Expense list】​​ 3 nights accommodation about 900 yuan, daily meals average 150 yuan (snacks + main meals), transportation 50 yuan, tickets Yuelu Academy 40 yuan + Orange Isle small train 40 yuan… total budget 1500 yuan for a great time! ​​💖【Final words】​​ The night breeze in Changsha is spicy, the milk tea is sweet, the old streets smell of fireworks… Here, gaining three pounds is the basic respect for delicious food! The August heatwave? Doesn’t exist～ Air-conditioned rooms for noodles, riverside crayfish feasts, vintage photo shoots in alleys… Star City is waiting for you to "spice up" the summer!🌶️✨