According to the list of universities published by the Ministry of Education, there are 138 universities in Hunan, including Xiangtan University, Jishou University, Hunan University, Central South University, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology and Xiangnan College.

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Hunan Province, referred to as "Xiang" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Changsha as the capital, Jiangxi Province in the east, Chongqing and Guizhou provinces in the west, Guangdong and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south and Hubei Province in the north. It is located in the transition zone from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to Jiangnan Hill and Nanling Mountains to Jianghan Plain, with a horseshoe-shaped landform surrounded by mountains on three sides and open to the north.

It is composed of plains, basins, hills, mountains, rivers and lakes, spanning the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, and belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate. As of May, 2002 1 year, there were 13 prefecture-level cities and1autonomous prefecture in Hunan Province, with a total area of 2 1. 1.8 million square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the resident population of Hunan Province was 66.04 million, and the urbanization rate was 60.35438+0%.

As early as the Paleolithic Age, there were ancient human activities in Hunan. In the Jin Dynasty, there was a Xiangzhou named after Xiang. Hunan Observer was established in the Tang Dynasty, which was the organizational name of Hunan. Hunan Road was set up in the Song Dynasty, Huguang Province in the Yuan Dynasty and Huguang (still called the province) in the Ming Dynasty. Hunan province is divided into Huguang province. The historical representative culture of Hunan Province is "Huxiang Culture".

Hunan is named because most of the area is located in the south of Dongting Lake, and it is also called "Xiang" for short because Xiangjiang River, the largest river in the province, runs through the whole territory. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "autumn wind country", and it was also known as the "Furong country" in the Five Dynasties. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization.

According to legend, Yandi Shennong worked in this valley, weaving and making pottery, and Yandi Mausoleum in Zhuzhou City became the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation. Located in the transitional zone between the eastern coastal areas and the central and western regions, the junction of the Yangtze River open economic belt and the coastal open economic belt has the pivotal position of connecting the east with the west and connecting the south with the north. In 2022, the regional GDP of Hunan Province was 4,867.04 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year. Per capita GDP is 73,598 yuan.