Pozi Street
Pozi Street is not only a favorite among tourists but also a gathering spot for local foodies. It is a hub for Changsha cuisine, offering a variety of unique snacks.
China Xiang Embroidery Museum
The museum showcases numerous Xiang embroidery works and has an attached marketplace. There is also an attached marketplace selling various items such as silk scarves and double-sided wall embroideries, with prices ranging from 20 yuan to hundreds of thousands of yuan.
In the small shops around Yuelu Academy, you can easily buy hand-painted postcards. The central location of Yuelu Academy is the 'Lecture Hall', which is the core place for teaching and holding major events. Neo-Confucian scholars of the Southern Song Dynasty once held 'lectures' here. There are also a large number of steles and plaques in the academy, such as the Tang Dynasty's 'Stele of Lushan Temple', the Jiangxia carved stone seal script; the Ming Dynasty's handwritten 'Yuelu Academy' stone archway, 'Stele of Chengzi's Four Admonitions'; and imperial plaques like 'Learning Reaches the Nature of Heaven' and 'The Orthodox Lineage of the Southern Dao' (the imperial plaques are hung in the Lecture Hall).
Gaoqiao Tea Market
The variety and quality of Hunan tea have long been renowned both domestically and internationally. Gaoqiao Tea Market officially opened in June 2000 and is located at the south gate of Gaoqiao Grand Market, at the intersection of Changsha Avenue and Mawangdui Road. It has now been fully upgraded and developed into the largest tea and tea ware market in the province, with the most comprehensive range of brands. It also serves the central-southern region and surrounding counties and cities, earning the reputation of 'The First City of Hunan Tea'.
