Wuhan Favorites

Favorite thing: Yangzi River or Chang Jiang (Long River) is the longest river of China as most of the people already know. And of course I wanted to be there since I started my China trips. That river has its very beautiful places, in Wuhan you wont find such places. (Maybe I am wrong, so, if you know some beautiful places, please tell me).
In the background you can see the "New Chang Jiang Brigde", or as many local people said: "Bridge No. 2"

Favorite thing: Or Zhongshan Gongyuan. Thats not difficult to pronounce and even the taxi driver could understand my terrible Chinese.
This park is not much different to other chinese parks but I liked to go there very much. Wuhan is a very busy city so I needed to relax from time to time.
In that park you have a amusement park and almost no chance to do your own stuff. Like me, I just wanted to take photos or to read a little bit. Once I even was asked to sing (Karaoke).

Favorite thing: Stop and experience the regenerative energy at Lianhuashan Well-Being Retreat. Take a Energy balancing therapy or learn Kang Fu Dance, a method to gain and maintain good health in Body, Mind & Spirit.

Fondest memory: Making friends was the best part of my trip. Most people that would attempt to bridge the language barrier were kind, helpful and curious. A man seeing me taking pictures wanted me to take one of him with me. As I left he motioned me to get on his motorcycle and I got a ride to where I had been walking to. Children are very friendly and enjoy saying 'Hello' and practicing the odd custom of shaking hands.

Favorite thing: Shen Nong jia (Holy Farmer Shelf)

Fondest memory: Shennong jia is a place with the colour of mythology. According to legend, the Holy Farmer (Yan Di) came here to cut down trees to build shelf and cllect herbal medicine to cure disease for local people. This is why this place was called Shennongjia.

Fondest memory: Located on two rivers of the Yangtze (Changjiang), the second longest river in the world, and Hanshui, the greatest branch of the former, Wuhan is divided into 3 parts, i.e., Wuchan, Hankou and Hanyang. These three converge at the Wuhan Yangtze (Changjiang) Bridge, the first bridge across Yangtze River. Other bridges; the No.2 Yangtze Bridge, completed in 1995, and two other bridges across Hanshui River link Wuhan so that it has the nick-name, 'City on Rivers'.

Favorite thing: Actually,Wuhan has many interesting place and summer(from june to september) is the best time for you visit them,but it will be very hot,so make enough prepare for this weather.

Fondest memory: This is a wonderful city,but too hot,it's belong one of the three stove in the country.
Wuhan younth are fashionably,girls so pretty,and it make whole city vitalitily in every season.

Favorite thing: go to visit the Yellow Crane Tower,the Guiyuan Tempel,the two bridges on the Changjiang,the East Lake.And Wuhan University have the most beautiful campulls in China,even in one of the nicest around the world.
you can also go shopping in Jianghan Road,

Favorite thing: HUBEI PROVINCE
Hubei, abbreviated to 'E', lies to the north of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake, covering over 180,000 square kilometers, with a population of 57,300,000. Wuhan City is the capital.
Hubei borders Anhui in the east, Hunan and Jiangxi to the south, Sichuan in the west, and Shaanxi and Henan in the north. Two rivers, the Yangtze and Hanshui meet in Wuhan and thousands of lakes are scattered about, so Hubei enjoys another beautiful name: 'Province of Lakes'.

Lying in the sub-tropic zone, Hubei sees its four seasons changing clearly. The average temperature is 0 degrees Centigrade in winter and 30 C. in summer.

The Chu Culture originated in Hubei, one of the main Chinese cultural schools, arising from the ancient Kingdom of Chu. This traditional culture mixed with modern civilization makes Hubei rich in tourism resources. The famous attractions include Mounts of Wudang and Jiugong , Three Gorges (Shanxia), and Jingzhou City.

Hubei plays an important role in China's transportation. Situated on the Yangtze and Hanshui Rivers, the natural golden waterways, Hubei enjoys the convenience of railways linking Beijingn to Guangzhou, Beijing to Kowloon, Shanghai to Wuhan, Wuhan to Chengdu, and Zhicheng to Liuzhou, and from the airports in Wuhan, Yichang, Sanxia, Xiangfan, Shashi. National and provincial highways also aid in Hubei's economic development.

Hubei is famous for its plentiful products and is called a 'Hometown for Fish and Rice'. Famous agricultural products in Hubei include cotton, rice, wheat, tea, etc. while the industry majors in metallurgy, machinery, power generation, textils, foodstuff and high-tech commodities.

Fondest memory: AROUND WUHAN
Wuhan is the largest city and the cultral and economic center in Central China. She spreads her direct influence thousands of miles away, while the regions from about 400 KM around Wuhan have formed a special cultural and economic zone centered in Wuhan.
Long in history and similar in customs, this special zone shares the same culture of Chu, formed since the ancient Kingdom of Chu. Numerous natural and artificial attractions and scenic spots are scattered around.

With the same climate but with diversified local products, this zone enjoys great convenience of transportation, which has lead to rapid development of the area.

This zone is rich in mineral resources, and has a strong and comprehensive backbone of agriculture and industry. The new open policy allowed this zone more opportunity in cultureal and economic development.

Major cities around Wuhan:
Huangshi City: about 90 KM away from Wuhan, a city of iron, steel and garments production.
Jing-Sha City: nearly 200 KM away from Wuhan, a combination of previous Jinzhou City and Shashi City, famous for its light industry and tourism.
Xiangfan City: about 280 KM from Wuhan, a large gathering and distributing market in the upper Hanshui River.
Shiyan City: nearly 400 KM away from Wuhan, noted for automobile manufacturing.
Tianmen City: 115 KM away from Wuhan, famous for cotton, textile and traditional printed cloth.
Xinyang City: 220 KM away from Wuhan, famous for tea and tourism.
Yichang City: 280 KM away from Wuhan, the door to Sanxia (Three Gorges), famous for tourism and the first dam (Gezhouba Dam) along Yangtze River.

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