Lost History
Prior to the fire, Changsha was China's only major city that had not shifted its location over a 2000 year period. The fire, however, annihilated all the cultural accumulations that the city retained since the Spring and Autumn period. Historical artifacts above ground were completely wiped out, causing immeasurable loss of cultural heritage and damage to archaeological studies.
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