Today, the city's economy has been diversified to include machine tool, chemical, and electronics industries. A new railway terminus was completed in 1977. River transportation plays a significant role in Changsha's economy. Changsha remains the busiest port on the Xiangjiang River. Grain, building materials, coal, and timber account for about 70 percent of the freight handled.
Shipments arrive in cargo boats or in barges.
Culture Changsha is noted for its marionette and shadow-puppet theater. The site contained some outstanding and superbly preserved artifacts which are now on display in Changsha's Hunan Provincial Museum. The city's major educational centers are located on the west bank of the river at the base of Yuelu Hill. Changsha also has 13 hospitals and an institute of Chinese Traditional Medicine. No.107 and Xiamen-Chongqing National Highway No.319.