Changsha, one of the key integrated transportation hubs under the nation's 12th Five Year Plan (2011-15), is now on the way of developing into a comprehensive transportation center, with main focus being on the high speed rail to be supported by other transportation means such as waterways, airways, and highways.

At present, the Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanghai-Kunming high speed railways crisscross Changsha, making it only one and a half hours away from Wuhan and Nanchang, and four hours to Hefei.

The four provincial capitals in Central China have just entered into a new cooperation agreement on fields as market integration, infrastructure interconnection, environmental protection, and shared social services.

The prospective Chongqing-Changsha-Xiamen high-speed rail will also run across the city of Changsha.

In 2014, the passenger volume of Changsha Huanghua International Airport broke records in Central China. The airport launched direct flights to Frankfurt and Los Angeles last year, becoming the most convenient passenger hub to Europe and North America.

So far Changsha already serves flights to Seoul, Singapore and Bangkok, and is expected to launch flights to Tokyo, Japan and Australia within the year.

A highway network, totaling 5,943 km, has been laid out in Hunan province, centering on the city of Changsha, and to pave way for the rest of the country.