On April 17, 1939, the Kuomintang forced Guancha Daily to cease publication, citing inconsistencies in registration procedures.

[7] In 2018, Hunan Daily was selected into the recommended list of the "Top 100 Newspapers and Periodicals in China in 2017".

[8] In 2024, Hunan Daily was selected as one of the “Chinese Newspapers with High Academic Influence in 2024” by CNKI.

[6] In March 2016, Hunan Daily Newspaper Group's Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary and general manager Pi Lin was investigated for suspected "serious violations of discipline".

[10] In August 2016, Pi Lin was expelled from the CCP and dismissed for suspected improper sexual relations and power-for-sex transactions.