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CHINA
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Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province in the
People's Republic of China. It is the largest
city in Hubei and the most populous city in
Central China, with a population of over 11
million. The name "Wuhan" 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".
It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, at the
confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest
tributary, the Han River and is known as "Nine
Provinces' Thoroughfare"
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Qingchuan Pavilion, also named Qingchuan Tower,
is located at the north bank of Changjiang River,
opposite the Yellow Crane Tower
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
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The steps leading to the main pavilion of
Qingchuan Pavilion
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The Qingchuan Pavilion was ruined several time in
a fate similar to that of the Yellow Crane Tower.
The present building was rebuilt in 1983
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
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The ancient Qingchuan Pavilion was built in the
Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), for the memory of the
great hero Yu, who dredged floods of the rivers
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
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Qingchuan Pavilion was named after a sentence
from the famous poem written by Cui Hao
(704-754), a poet in the Tang, i.e. "By sun-lit
river trees can be counted one by one, on Parrot
Islet sweet green grass grows fast and thick."
The famous Tower and Pavilion sited face to face,
provides a scene along the River
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
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The Qingchuan Pavilion Ceiling detail
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The Qingchuan Pavilion
The Yellow Crane Tower
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Chang Jiang "Long River" - The Yangtze or
Yangzi is the longest river in Asia
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Most eastbound trains use Hankou Railway Station
Wuhan-Xiaogan intercity railway is open to
traffic on December 1, 2016
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Wuhan Railway Station
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Platform of Wuhan Station (20 tracks for high
speed trains)
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Wuhan Railway Station is served by the new
high-speed Beijing-Guangzhou-Shenzhen
railway The line is part of the 2230-km long
BeijingGuangzhouShenzhenHong Kong high-speed
railway. Since the railway line opened ten years
ago, it has transported 500 million passengers
and provided over 500000 train services. Chinas
high-speed railway system connects more than 300
cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai
and Guangzhou. Over 16,000 km long, China boasts
the largest high-speed train network in the
world. With speeds of up to 300 km/h, train
travel in China is a fast, convenient, cheap and
comfortable option. China Railways G-Class
operates a train from Beijing West Station to
Wuhan hourly. Tickets cost 60 - 85 and the
journey takes 4h 17m (The road distance is 1154)
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The train
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Airport
Guanggu Tram opticsvalley
Metro station
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Optics valley
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Station of the Wuchang-Xianning commuter railway
A tram runs in Optics Valley section in Wuhan
A tram in Wuhan University Science Park
(Wudayuan) Station, one of the few elevated
stations of the system
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Xiongchu Elevated Road on Luoshi Road
Lenovo Overpass
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Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province
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Hankou Customs was founded in November 1681 due
to treaties between Qing Dynasty government and
British government. On January 21, 1924,
Jianghan Customs House was founded. It has a
total area of 1,499 quare meters, with area of
structure 4,099 quare meters. It has height of
46.3 meters, and the top of bell tower is 83.8
meter above ground level, thus made it the
highest building in Wuhan at that time. Now, it
was re-opened and renamed "Jianghan Customs
Museum", on December 28, 2015
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Around three to four hundred ginkgo trees are
planted along Youyi Avenue in Qingshan District
and along Gaoxin Avenue in East Lake High-tech
Development Zone
Crape Mytle Garden, has introduced a number of
varieties of lagerstroemia, creating a "cultural
park featured with lagerstroemia". The crape
myrtle flower is nicknamed "Hundred Days Red",
and the summer is in the crape myrtle flower
season
Lagerstroemia - Crape Mytle
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Public Art
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Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology was built
and converted from old Wuhan Port
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Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology There are
8 large exhibits hall in Wuhan Museum of Science
and Technology. There are life hall, light halls,
mathematics hall, children hall, universe hall,
transportation hall, water halls and informations
hall
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Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology
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Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology. Its main
function is popular science exhibition, science
and technology training, academic exchanges and
youth scientific and technological experiments
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Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology
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Wuhan Sports Center stadium
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Five Rings Sports Center Stadium, indoor arena
(up to 7,559 seats) and natatorium (1,090 seats)
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Parrot Island Yangtze River Bridge
First Yangtze River Bridge
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2020
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