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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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The chime-shaped Wanda Movie Park at the west end
of Chu River and Han Street in Wuchang District
of Wuhan city
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Wanda Movie Park
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Hubei Provincial Library was established in 1904
as Bureau of Books at Wudang Palace by Zhang
Zhidong, the viceroy of Huguang. The New library
has a construction area of about 100,000 square
meters, the reading rooms can hold 6300 people at
the same time. The library has a collection of
more than 5,500,000 volumes at present
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Hubei Provincial Library
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Chongwen Plaza, home of Changjiang Book City Two
separate medium-sized book stores run by the same
company, on two separate floors of the same
building
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The old library building
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Wuhan University is regarded as one of the top
ten universities in China, and its history dates
back to 1893, making it one of Chinas oldest
institutions of higher learning.
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Wuhan University was also one of the first modern
national universities in post-dynastic China
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Students wearing academic gowns attend their
graduation ceremony at Wuhan University
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Wuhan new scholar year
Animal sculptures
Wuhan students
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Situated at the convergence of the Yangtze River
and the Han River is the rain making Dragon King
Temple
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According to information presented in an
anthology of ancient poetry published during the
Qing Dynasty, local people built the Dragon King
Temple by the river to worship the dragon king in
the fourth year of Qianlong Emperor's reign
(1739).
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In Chinese mythology, the dragon king is the
ruler of the rivers and seas. Inside the temple
are interesting structures like Dragon King
Pavilion, Rain Prayer Terrace, and additional
halls
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As a place which commemorates Wuhan's many
battles against flooding, Dragon King Temple is
now a famous scenic spot where visitors can
admire the natural beauty of Wuhan's two great
rivers, as well as learn more about the city's
history and culture
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Red represents fire and is the most popular color
in China. It is also the national color
representing happiness, beauty, vitality, good
luck, success and good fortune. Red is famously
popular in relation to anything Chinese and is
widely used during festivals and important events
like weddings
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Heptachord Terrace (Guqin Tai) is a tranquil
recreational site that commemorates Bo Ya, a
musician that specialised in the guqin (a plucked
seven-string Chinese instrument), during the
Spring and Autumn Periods
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Legends suggests the site is where Bo met his
confident Zhong Ziqi both were from Hubei. A
year after their encounter, Bo learnt that Zhong
had passed away. The tragic news broke Bos heart
because he felt that nobody could understand his
music anymore
Heptachord Terrace (Guqin Tai)
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Yu Boya then broke his guqin and decided to never
play it again. The famed relationship between Bo
and Zhong is associated with a common idiomatic
Chinese expression zhiyin, which connotes
friendship while literally meaning
understanding the music.
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Bo Ya's story exemplifies the Chinese ideal of
friendship. The term Zhiyin (??,literally "to
know the tone") has come to describe a close and
sympathetic friend
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The Legend of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, a household
story spread in the ancient State of Chu (now
mainly referred to central Chinas Hubei
province), was listed in the fourth batch of
Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage,
according to the local media on August 7, 2014
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Heptachord Terrace (Guqin Tai)
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Guishan (Tortoise Mountain or Turtle Mountain) on
the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze
river TV tower and the giant mystical cauldron
used for the expunging of hermaphrodites, impure
thoughts and ghosts
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Unfortunately, Wuhan gained international fame
as the start of the coronavirus Covid-19
outbreak. SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that
caused the COVID-19 pandemic, was first
identified in Wuhan in December 2019
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Jiangcheng No. 1 Creative Park
Flying kites along Wuhan waterfront
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Snake Hill Park
Lotus pond in Peoples park
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The Red House in the Red Steel City, designed by
the Soviets when you look down from the sky, it
is just a "?" character (Double Happiness)
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Because this large area of ??red houses are all
inhabited by Wugang people, this area was named
"Red Steel City"
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New World Hotel
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Wuhan Poly Plaza. Its height is 221 meters,
measured from surface to its roof it has no
spires. With a design similar to a chair, the
building leaves an open space between the main
tower and its annex, below the bridge connecting
those two at the height of its 20th floor
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The Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater Opera House
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Wuhan Zhongnan Hospital
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Hanjie Wanda Square is a luxury shopping plaza
located in the Wuhan Central Culture Centre
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Cai Lin Ji in Hubu Alley
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April 16, 2020
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Hanjie Wuhan
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Wuhan Asia Hotel
Wuhan Center super tall skyscraper 438 m
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Wuhan Center super tall skyscraper 438 m
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Wuhan New building façade detail
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Fully completed in November 2009, Wuhan Xintiandi
built the first outdoor food street with air
conditioner in China. An open neighborhood
integrates green garden-style design, creating
the cozy environment for visitors
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Wuhan Tiandi
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Wuhan Tiandi
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2020
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