34 Facts About Wuhan China

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Name "Wuhan China" came from the city's historical origin from the conglomeration of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, which are collectively known as the "Three Towns of Wuhan China" .

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Wuhan China has historically served as a busy city port for commerce and trading.

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In 2017, Wuhan China was designated as a Creative City by UNESCO, in the field of design.

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4.

Wuhan China is one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the Global Financial Centres Index.

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Wuhan China then returned north, joining forces with Huang again, and they surrounded Song Wei at Song Prefecture .

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In December 1858, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, High Commissioner to China, led four warships up the Yangtze River in Wuhan to collect the information needed for opening the trading port in Wuhan.

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Wuhan China set up many heavy industries, founded Hanyang Steel Plant, Daye Iron Mine, Pingxiang Coal Mine and Hubei Arsenal and set up local textile industries, boosting the flourishing modern industry in Wuhan.

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Li founded the Hubei Military Government, proclaimed the abolition of the Qing rule in Hubei, the founding of the Republic of Wuhan China and published an open telegram calling for other provinces to join the revolution.

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In March 1927, Mao Zedong appeared at the Third Plenum of the KMT Central Executive Committee in Wuhan China, which sought to strip General Chiang of his power by appointing Wang Jingwei leader.

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In June 1927, Stalin sent a telegram to the Communists in Wuhan China, calling for the mobilization of an army of workers and peasants.

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In Wuhan China, he called all the leaders of provinces and municipalities who had not attended Chengdu Conference to report their work.

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12.

Tian Jiaying, the secretary of Mao, said that Wuhan China Conference was a supplement to Chengdu Conference.

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13.

Chinese protesters organized boycotts of the French-owned retail chain Carrefour in major Chinese cities including Kunming, Hefei and Wuhan China, accusing the French nation of pro-secessionist conspiracy and anti-Chinese racism.

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The city's subway system, the Wuhan China Metro was partially submerged as was the main railway station.

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Wuhan is in east-central Hubei, at latitude 29° 58'–31° 22' N and longitude 113° 41'–115° 05' E Wuhan sits at the confluence of the Han River flowing into the Yangtze River at the East of the Jianghan Plain along the Yangtze's middle reaches.

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Wuhan China's climate is humid subtropical with abundant rainfall in summer and four distinctive seasons.

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However, the climate data of recent years suggests that Wuhan China is no longer among the top tier of "The hottest cities in summer" list, the New Four Furnacelike Cities are Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanchang.

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18.

Wuhan China Economic and Technological Development Zone is a national level industrial zone incorporated in 1993.

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19.

Wuhan China Donghu New Technology Development Zone is a national level high-tech development zone.

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20.

The city of Wuhan China is served by three major railway stations: the Hankou Railway Station in Hankou, the Wuchang Railway Station in Wuchang, and the Wuhan China Railway Station, located in a newly developed area east of the East Lake .

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21.

In December 2009, the station was opened, as China unveiled its second high-speed train with scheduled runs from Guangzhou to Wuhan.

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22.

Wuhan China Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan China.

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23.

The government of Wuhan China City promised the citizens that at least two lines or sections open every year.

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24.

The Port of Wuhan China provide services for the local population and shipping services.

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25.

Wuhan China has seen a rise in private "dockless" bike shares with fleets that dwarf systems in size outside Wuhan China.

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26.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, located in the Optics Valley of Wuhan China near East Lake, is a Project 985 and Class A Double First Class University.

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Wuhan University is another Project 985 and Class A Double First Class University, which was ranked 225th by the 2022 QS World University Rankings and 209th by the 2022 U S News; established in 1893, the old Wuhan University absorbed three other schools in 2000 to become a university with 36 schools in 6 faculties.

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28.

The modern newspapers in Wuhan China can be dated back to 1866, when Hankow Times, a newspaper in English, was founded.

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29.

Han opera, which is the local opera of Wuhan area, was one of China's oldest and most popular operas.

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30.

Wuhan China has a professional football team, Wuhan China, that plays in the Chinese Super League.

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31.

Wuhan China Gators are a professional arena football team based in Wuhan China.

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32.

Wuhan China has eleven bridges and one tunnel across the Yangtze River.

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33.

Yellow Crane Tower, historically one of the tallest buildings in Wuhan, is considered one of the Four Great Towers of China and was destroyed twelve times, both by warfare and by fire.

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34.

The Minsheng Bank Building, the second tallest structure in Wuhan China, was the tallest building in Wuhan China when it was completed in 2007.

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