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Introduction of Wuhan, China

Introduction of Wuhan, a famous historical and cultural city in Hubei

The city of Wuhan dates back 3,500 years. Today, it serves as the capital city of Hubei province in central China. Situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, 8 the city lies within 1,200 km of other major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Xi’an.

Wuhan, referred to as “Han“, also known as “Jiangcheng“, is the capital of Hubei Province, the only sub-provincial city and mega city in the six central provinces, a central city in central China, a core city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, an important national industrial base, science and education Base and comprehensive transportation hub, the joint logistics support force of the Central Military Commission is stationed.

Wuhan is located in the eastern part of the Jianghan Plain and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The world’s third largest river, the Yangtze River and its largest tributary, the Han River, traverse the center of the city, dividing the central urban area of ​​Wuhan into three, forming a pattern of three towns in Wuhan standing across the river. One part constitutes the water ecological environment of Binjiang Binhu.

Wuhan is known as the “Nine Provinces Link”. It is the largest water, land and air transportation hub in inland China and a shipping center in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Its high-speed rail network radiates more than half of China. It is the only city in central China with direct flights to five continents in the world.

Wuhan is a national historical and cultural city and an important birthplace of Chu culture. The site of Panlong City has a history of 3,500 years. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wuhan has always been an important military and commercial city in southern China.

The Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty promoted the rise of industry and commerce in Wuhan, making it an important economic center in modern China, known as the “Chicago of the East”. Wuhan is the birthplace of China’s democratic revolution, and the Wuchang Uprising, as the beginning of the 1911 Revolution, is of great historical significance.

Wuhan History and Culture

1. Dialect

The Wuhan dialect belongs to the northern dialect system, but it is closer to the dialects of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan in the southwest and Hunan and Guangxi in the central and southern regions. As far as Wuhan dialect is concerned, Hankou dialect is known as “Hanqiang” due to the prominent position of Hankou Town in history.

2. Diet

Wuhan’s food can be described as one morning and one night. Early morning and late-night snacks are the most classic. There is a beautiful talk of “trying Hubu Lane in the morning and eating Jiqing Street at night”. Wuhan cuisine adheres to the style of Hubei cuisine, which brings together the essence of east, west, north and south. The dishes are rich and diverse, and have their own characteristics.

Wuhan’s special snacks include hot dry noodles, three fresh tofu skins, noodle nests, rice cakes, shredded beans, Huanxituo, duck necks, Wuchang fish, pork ribs and lotus root soup, Hongshan vegetable sprouts fried bacon, and glutinous rice cakes.

3. Art

1. Music

Wuhan is the birthplace of “searching for soulmates in high mountains and flowing waters”. The predecessor of Wuhan Conservatory of Music and Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, Wuchang Art College, is the first private art education school in China and one of the three earliest art colleges in China. Therefore, Wuhan has also become the birthplace of modern higher art education in China. one.

The main art performance venues in Wuhan include Qintai Grand Theater, Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall, Hubei Theater, Wuhan Theater, Hongshan Auditorium, etc.

2. Design

On November 1, 2017, with the approval of UNESCO, Wuhan was officially selected as the “Design Capital” of the 2017 Global Creative Cities Network. So far, Wuhan has added a world-class business card to its original definition—the world design capital.

3. Acrobatics

The Wuhan Acrobatics Hall, built in 1992, is the first building in China for international acrobatics and circus performances, and it is also the largest acrobatics hall in Asia. , Paris Tomorrow International Acrobatic Festival, the world’s three major international acrobatics festivals, and is listed as one of China’s “Seven Foreign Cultural Exchange Projects” by the Ministry of Culture.

4. Process

Han embroidery can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is based on Chu embroidery. It combines the strengths of embroidery methods from the north and the south, and combines new embroidery methods with distinctive local characteristics.

In 1910 and 1915, Han embroidery products won gold medals at the Nanyang Games and the Panama International Exposition. In addition, Wuhan has traditional crafts such as woodcarving ship model making techniques.

5. Drama——Han Opera

The old name of Han opera is Chu tune and Han tune, with a history of more than 300 years, and it has the reputation of “the mother of Peking opera”. Other operas in Wuhan include Chu Opera, Hubei Storytelling, Hubei Drum, and Hubei Xiaoqu. In addition, Wuhan is also the hometown of “Peking Opera Tanmen”, the first family of Peking Opera in China.

6. Movies

On May 27, 1903, “American Exquisite and Novel Movies” was screened in the old race hall, and the movie began to appear in Wuhan.

In 1905, the Wuhan native Tan Xinpei who starred in China’s first film “Dingjun Mountain” alone was China’s first film actor; in 1911, the documentary “Wuhan War” reflecting the 1911 Revolution was the earliest documentary film in China. In 2012, Wuhan became the city with the largest number of cinema chains in China and an important box office highland in the Chinese film market.

4. Religion

Wuhan has a long religious history, including Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Wuchang Baotong Temple, Lianxi Temple, Hanyang Guiyuan Temple, and Hankou Gude Temple are also known as the “Four Jungles” of modern Buddhism in Wuhan.

There are more than 600 places for religious activities in the city, among which the national key temples include the Buddhist Guiyuan Temple, Baotong Temple, and Taoist Changchun Temple; the key religious places in Hubei Province are the Buddhist Lianxi Temple, the Gude Temple, the Islamic Hankou Minquan Road Mosque, Erqi Street Mosque, Wuchang Uprising Gate Mosque, Catholic Hankou Shanghai Road Church, Wuchang Garden Hill Church, Hanyang Xianzheng Street Church, Christian Hankou Rongguang Church, Salvation Church, Wuchang Church and Qingshan Church.

In addition, there are Buddhist Great Buddha Temple, Huayan Pavilion, Daxiong Hall, Taoist Golden Dome, Jade Emperor Pavilion, Mulan Hall, Doumu Palace, and Buddhist Baoen Temple in Xinzhou.

5. Famous people

1. Political circles: Wu Yunduo, Li Yuanhong, Li Shaoji, Wu Yi, Xiang Ying, Xiong Tingbi, Sun Bigan, Fei Shengchao, Peng Mengji, Li Huan, Zhang Qian, Gu Shengzu, Ruan Chengfa, Xu Haidong, Chen Changhao, Wu Xiuquan.

2. Sports: Li Na, Jiang Shan, Pan Bing, Zhu Benqiang, Wu Di, Li Ting, Yu Liqiao, Zhou Yimiao, Fu Mingxia, Zhou Jihong, Yu Fen, Tong Hui, Xiao Hailiang, Hu Jia, Wang Xin, Gao Ling, Tian Bingyi, Han Aiping, Yang Wei, Wang Xiaoli, Chen Jing, Qiao Hong, Liu Limin, Shi Xiaoming, Zhao Jing, Cai Sheng, Zhang Jun, Zheng Bin, Deng Zhuoxiang, Rong Hao, Zeng Cheng, Tan Si, Zhou Liao, Mei Fang, Wu Yan, Zhang Xizhe, Lei Tenglong, Liu Dahua, Hong Zhi, Zheng Pan, Li Zhiping, Li Zhe, Lu Jia, Zheng Lihui, Huang Liping.

3. Drama world: Tan Xinpei, Tan Xiaopei, Tan Fuying, Zhou Jintang, Guan Dongtian, He Zuohuan, Tian Kejing, Lu Ming.

4. Literary circles: Yang Hongying, Wen Zeer, Zheng Mingyu, Mingyue of that year, Jiang Fangzhou, Yan Wenjing, Yue Jianyi, Chi Li.

5. The scientific community: Tian Changlin, Huang E, Li Peigen, Tu Changwang, Ye Cong, Zhu Guangya, Gui Xien, Wang Xiaocun, Yun Ziqiang, Wang Chengshu, Tao Hongkai, Liu Yongtan, Shi Yuanchun, Yang Hongyuan, Long Lehao, Hu Wenrui.

Fun places in Wuhan

Wuhan is one of the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China and holds the Wuhan International Tourism Festival every year. Wuhan has unique natural scenery and four distinct climates. It has 166 lakes and many mountains that are rare in other metropolises. The human landscape of Wuhan has strong Chu culture characteristics.

1. National tourist attractions

Yellow Crane Tower Park, East Lake Scenic Area, Huangpi Mulan Cultural Ecotourism Area, Wuhan Revolution Museum, Hubei Provincial Museum, Guiyuan Temple, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan Museum, Mulan Tianchi, Memorial Hall of the Revolution of 1911 Wuchang Uprising, Museum of China University of Geosciences, Qingliang Village, Wuchang Shouyi Cultural Tourism Area, Yunwu Mountain Scenic Area, Jinli Valley, Mulan Grassland, Mulan Mountain, and Farming Years.

2. Characteristic neighborhoods

Hanzheng Street, Jianghan Road, Lihuangpi Road, Wuhan Tiandi, Garden Road, Jiqing Street, Hankou North, Lanling Road, Jianshe Avenue Financial Street, Hubu Lane, Hongxiang, Tanhualin, Chuhe Han Street, Guanggu Pedestrian Street, Jiefang Road, Hankou Concession, Guangbutun, Donghu Road.

3. Other attractions

Wuhan Happy Valley, Wuhan Polar Ocean World, East Lake Ocean World, Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park, Wuhan Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Wuhan Wanda Movie Park, Han Show.