1 : Wuhan
2 : Geography
3 : History
4 : Economy
5 : Colleges and Universities
6 : Most Popular Food
7 : External links
Wǔhàn (Traditional Chinese: 武漢, Simplified Chinese: 武汉) is the capital of Hubei province, the most populated city in central China, lies at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers. It has a population of approximately 7,000,000 people.
Geography
The city comprises three towns - Wǔchāng (武昌), Hànkǒu (汉口), and Hànyáng (汉阳) which face each other across the rivers and are linked by three bridges. It is simple in geographical structure - low and flat in the middle and hilly in the south, with the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and Han rivers winding through the city.
History
The area was first settled more than 3,000 years ago.
During the Han Dynasty, Hanyang became a fairly busy port.
In the 3rd centuries AD, walls were built to protect Hanyang (206 AD) and Wuchang (223 AD). The latter event marks the foundation of Wuhan.
In 223 AD, the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) was constructed on the Wuchang side of the Yangtze River. Cuī Hào (崔颢), a celebrated poet of Tang Dynasty, visited the building in the early 8th Century; his poem made the building the most celebrated building in southern China.
Under the Mongol ruler (Yuan Dynasty, Wuchang was promoted to the status of provincial capital.
By approximately 300 years ago, Hankou had become one of the country's top four trading towns.
In 1911, Sun Yat-sen's followers launched the Wuchang Uprising that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
Wuhan was the capital of a leftist Kuomintang government led by Wang Jingwei in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek during the 1920s.
The first Yangtze Bridge was built in Wuhan in 1957, thus connecting North and South China by railroad for the first time in history. Including its approaches, it is 5,511 feet long, and it accommodates both the double-track railway and a roadway.
The Yellow Crane Tower, which had been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times, was burned again in 1884. Reconstruction took place in 1981.
Economy
It is a sub-provincial city. The GDP per capita was RMB16,206 (ca. US$1,960) in 2003, ranked no. 114 among 659 Chinese cities.
Colleges and Universities
[National]
[Public]
- Wuhan University of Science & Technology (武汉科技大学) (founded 1898)
- Hubei University (湖北大学)
- Jianghan University (江汉大学)
- Hubei Polytechnic University (湖北工学院)
- Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology (武汉化工学院)
- Wuhan Polytechnic University (武汉工业学院)
- Humbei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (湖北中医学院)
- Wuhan Conservatory of Music (武汉音乐学院)
- Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (湖北美术学院)
- Wuhan Institute of Physical Education (武汉体育学院)
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
Most Popular Food
Rè Gàn Miàn (热干面)is a kind of noodle which is very popular in this city.
External links
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