A stylized lotus flower as the centerpiece of the city's biggest roundabout.

My old apartment in Xiangtan Normal University (second floor).

Teaching building Xiangtan Normal University. All locked up for the holidays.

Looking across the playing fields to the gate buildings at Xiangtan Normal University.

One of the older buildings near the gate of Xiangtan Normal University.

Looking into the courtyard of the gate building at Xiangtan Normal University.

The main building in the gate complex at Xiangtan Normal University. All these photos are at the smaller North Campus.

Unloading shipping along the Xiang Jiang.

A dredge moored on the bank of the Xiang Jiang.

Small local temple on Tank Street in the north of the city.