1938年11月12日，国民党政府实行“焦土抗战”，在长沙燃起一场大火。12日的电报代号为“文”，因大火发生在夜间，故为“夕”，因此称这次大火为“文夕大火”。这场大火烧了三天三夜，使数千年的长沙古城毁于一旦。全城63%的街巷、房屋被烧。其中八角亭、中山路、南正路、机关 On November 12, 1938, the Kuomintang government implemented a “scorched-earth war of resistance” and a big fire broke out in Changsha. On the 12th, the telegraph code was “Wen”, because the fire occurred at night, so it was “Eve”. Therefore, this fire was called “Wen Xi Fire.” The fire burned for three days and nights, so that thousands of years of ancient city of Changsha was destroyed. 63% of the city’s streets, houses were burned. One octagonal pavilion, Zhongshan Road, South Road, authorities