Wuhan - the city

Wuhan is the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Hubei. It is the most populous city in central China with a population of over 10 million, the seventh largest in China.

The following chart shows the 2010 census. This indicates how much this area has grown in the last few years (and still it has dropped a placing in the ranking!). 

  

Top 18 of the Largest Cities of Mainland China by Population of Urban Area
Rank	Name	Province	Urban Population
1	Shanghai	—	26,317,104
2	Beijing	—	21,542,000
3	Guangzhou	Guangdong	14,904,400
4	Shenzhen	Guangdong	10,358,381
5	Tianjin	—	9,583,277
6	Wuhan	Hubei	7,541,527
7	Dongguan	Guangdong	7,271,322
8	Chengdu	Sichuan	7,112,045
9	Foshan	Guangdong	6,771,895
10	Chongqing	—	6,263,790
11	Nanjing	Jiangsu	5,827,888
12	Shenyang*	Liaoning	5,718,232
13	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	5,578,288
14	Xi'an	Shaanxi	5,206,253
15	Harbin	Heilongjiang	4,596,313
16	Suzhou	Jiangsu	4,083,923
17	Qingdao	Shandong	3,990,942
18	Dalian	Liaoning	3,902,467

 

It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain on the middle reaches of the Yangtze river’s intersection with the Han river. Wuhan is actually the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang which are on separate banks at the intersection of the two rivers.

It is 840kilometres west of Shanghai and 920 kilometres north of Hong Kong.

Wuhan's history dates 3500 years. It was the location of the famous Wuchang Uprising. The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing Dynasty that took place in Wuchang on October 10, 1911, which was the beginning of the revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. The uprising and the eventual revolution directly led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty with five millennia of imperial rule, and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), which commemorates the anniversary of the uprising's starting date of the 10^th October as the National Day of the Republic of China.

Wuhan is a very progressive and beautiful city.

A few of the landmarks include

1. the Yellow Crane which is a beautiful pagoda that is lit up at night.

It is a traditional Chinese tower. The current structure was built in 1981, but the tower has existed in various forms since not later than AD 223. The current Yellow Crane Tower is 51.4 metres) high and covers an area of 3,219 metres squared. It situated on Snake Hill one kilometre away from the original site, on the banks of the Yangtze river.

1. Wuhan University

The internationalization of Wuhan University dates back to the 1980s. As one of the first key universities to conduct external contacts with the outside world, WHU has always attached great importance to the international exchanges and cooperation. Over the years, under the overall blueprint of building a world-top university with Chinese characteristics, WHU has followed the path of running the school in an international way, strengthening exchanges and cooperation with world-class universities and scientific research institutions.

Now WHU has signed cooperation agreements with more than 400 universities and research institutions in over 70 countries and regions for in-depth cooperation of high quality in various fields, including University of Chicago, Duke University, University of Cambridge and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the National University of Singapore.

1. Japan is famous for its cheery blossoms but Wuhan also has a claim to fame in this regard.

 

The Welcome to visiting players is on tomorrow and then play starts on Sunday.

The next post will indicate the playing schedules and teams competing.

Posted by Chris on Friday, 13 September 2019 at 22:57