Destination overview Destination sketch Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in central China, is situated on Jianghan Plain, a river-crossed fertile land created by the Hanjiang River joining the Yangtze River. This is a routine port for a Yangtze […]
Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in central China, is situated on Jianghan Plain, a river-crossed fertile land created by the Hanjiang River joining the Yangtze River. This is a routine port for a Yangtze River cruise. Divided by the Yangtze, Wuhan is known as the ‘Three Towns of Wuhan’ with Hankou and Hanyang on the west bank, and Wuchang on the east.
“I like to eat the delicious Re Gan Mian noodles; I like to wear the cotton jacket I bought in Han Zheng Street; I like to live near the flourishing Liuduqiao area; I like to cross each bridge over the Yangtze,” writes a local resident in Wuhan. From this, you can see the locals’ affection on this charming city.
March to May is the best time for Wuhan travel. Flowers are in full blossom especially cherry blossoms, always attracting amounts of travelers. Traveling in September to November is also a good choice. The weather is cool and wonderful for outing.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, WUH
It can take rail transit line 2 to Tianhe Airport. At the same time, Wuhan Tianhe Airport currently has 6 airport bus lines, which can quickly connect the airport with Wuchang, Hankou, Hanyang three towns, railway stations, long-distance bus stations and other transportation hubs. No more than one and a half hours, depending on the length of the distance, the fare ranges from 17 yuan to 37 yuan. There is also a long-distance shuttle bus to Xiangyang (4 hours), Suizhou (2 hours), Huangshi (2 hours), Ezhou (2 hours), Jingmen
(3 hours) and other places, the fare ranges from 60 yuan to 136 yuan. Specific airport bus schedules can be found on the official website.
Manual inquiry service: 027-96577 www.whairport.com
Wuhan High Speed Railway Station
Address: Baiyun Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan
Arrival method: Bus No. 118, No. 297, No. 513, No. 525, No. 540, No. 551, No. 610, No. 643, No. 725, or Subway Line 4 to Wuhan Railway Station
Wuchang Station
Address: Zhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan
Arrival mode: Bus 34, 59, 61, 74, 202, 507, 529, 539, 556, 561, 564, 571, 593, 609, etc. to Wuchang Railway Station Bus station; Bus No. 10, No. 10 Tongyu Line, No. 43 Ring Line, No. 402 Road, No. 511 Road, No. 518 Road, No. 518 Road, and other vehicles to Wuchang Railway Station Complex; Bus No. 66, No. 540, No. 570, No. 706 903 Road to Wuchang Railway Station East Square to get off; or Metro Line 4 to Wuchang Railway Station
Hankou Station
Address: Jinjiadun, Jianghan District, Wuhan
Arrival mode: Bus No.9, No.10, No.38, No.79, No.292, No.509, No.512, No.547, No. 561, No. 803, No. 803, No. 803, No. 9 to Hankou Railway Station; or Metro Line 2 to Hankou Railway Station
Wuchang Hongji Bus Terminal
Address: No. 519, Zhongshan Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan (opposite Anhua Hotel)
Arrival method: Airport Bus Line 1, Airport Bus Line 2; Rail Transit Line 4 to Wuchang Railway Station Subway Station
Phone: 027-88074968
Wuchang Fujiapo Bus Terminal
Address: No. 358 Wuyi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan
Arrival mode: Airport Bus No. 1 to Fujiapo Station; or Bus No. 703, Tongyu Line, Electric Road 1, etc., get off at Wujia Road Fujiapo Bus Station
Phone: 027-87276993
Hankou Youth Road Bus Terminal
Address: No. 208, Qingnian Road, Jianghan District
Arrival mode: Rail Transit Line 2 to Youth Road Metro Station Exit D; Bus 10, 46, 38, 79, 208, 512, etc., get off at Qingnian Road Youth Station
Phone: 027-85759879
Wuhan Port
Address: Terminal 20-23, Yanjiang Avenue, Jiang’an District, Wuhan
Tel: 027-82839546; 027-82839584
Www.wuhanport.com
Wuhan buses enjoy a certain reputation on the Internet, mainly because Wuhan buses are generally fast, especially when traffic is not good, usually faster than taxis. The frequency of bus travel is also relatively fast, and most trains have a shift in about 5 minutes. Most of the trains operate from 6:00-9:30, and a few trips are overnight.
At present, Wuhan Metro has been put into operation No. 1 line, No. 2 line, No. 3 line, No. 4 line and No. 6 line.
The starting price of taxis in Wuhan is divided into 6 yuan and 8 yuan according to the model, and the 8 yuan model is Citroen. After 2 km, the price per kilometer will increase by 1.4 yuan.
Heptachord Terrace, or Guqin Tai to give it its Chinese name, is located in the north of the Hanyang District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It is situated at the west of Tortoise Hill and on the bank of the Moon Lake.
The Heptachord Terrace is a reminder of the legend of Yu Boya, who was a famous official who lived in the Jin State during the the Spring and Autumn Period (770 – 476B.C.), and was an expert heptachord player. One day, Yu Boya played two pieces of music on his way home by boat from an official visit to the Chu State. One was a composition called ‘High Mountain’ and the other ‘Flowing Water’. To Yu Boya’s amazement Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter, understood and appreciated his music. Yu Boya admired Zhong Ziqi’s musical attainment and after a long conversation they became bosom friends. Since Yu Boya had to return to his state, they agreed to meet again in the coming year. Unfortunately, Yu Boya found that his friend had died from a disease before their planned meeting could take place and understandably he was deeply grieved upon hearing the sad news. Upon setting up an altar near his friend’s grave and burning incense there, he played ‘High Mountain’ and ‘Flowing Water’ once again. The emotion of the music was so strong that it was as if the rivers and the mountains were crying. When he had finished playing, the distraught musician broke his heptachord to pieces. From then on, Yu Boya never played again.
Arrival method: Take metro line 6, and get off at Heptachord Terrace (Qintai) Station, Exit A. Then walk southwest around 640 meters (700 yards).
Take bus 24, 42, 79, 524, 558, 575, 579, 585, 608, 629, 704, 705, 707, 708, 801, or YX42 to Yingwu Dadao Qintai Gongyuan.
Take bus 61, 401, 413, 541, 554, 561, 607, 710, 728, or Trolleybus 7 to Yingwu Dadao Tongluowan Guangchang.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is the first highway-railway bridge over the Yangtze River. On the mighty Yangtze with a length of 6,300 kilometers (3,915 miles), there was no bridge for thousands of years. This river seemed an obstacle set by nature, separating Hanyang, Hankou and Wuchang, namely the three towns of Wuhan. Moreover, it blocked the transportation between the north and the south China. Only ship can be used. However, the natural obstacle became accessible for various vehicles due to the finish of the Yangtze River Bridge in 1957.
Arrival method: Take bus 514, 539, 542, 566, 572, 573, 578, 607, 717, 804 or 916 to Linjiang Dadao Pinghumen.
Covering an area of 1,551 square meters (about 1,855 square yards), Madame Tussauds Wuhan is located at Chuhehan Street of Wuchang District. Opened to the public on September 28, 2013, it is world’s fifteenth and China’s third Madame Tussauds after Madame Tussauds Hong Kong and Madame Tussauds Shanghai.
Currently, over 50 wax figures are exhibited in Madame Tussauds Wuhan, including Crystal Liu (an actress from Wuhan), Albert Einstein, Jackie Chan, Jay Chou (a singer from Taiwan), Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Li Na (a professional tennis player from Wuhan), Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Sandra Ng (an actress from Hong Kong). They are either local celebrities or foreign celebrities most likely to be recognized by local people.
Arrival method: Take Metro Line 4 to Chuhe Hanjie. Take bus 102 Express, 530, 540, 566, 577, 583, 618, 702, 723, 724, 729, 805, Trolleybus 1, 7 or 8 to Zhongbeilu Ditie Chuhe Hanjie.
Covering an area of 1,551 square meters (about 1,855 square yards), Madame Tussauds Wuhan is located at Chuhehan Street of Wuchang District. Opened to the public on September 28, 2013, it is world’s fifteenth and China’s third Madame Tussauds after Madame Tussauds Hong Kong and Madame Tussauds Shanghai.
Currently, over 50 wax figures are exhibited in Madame Tussauds Wuhan, including Crystal Liu (an actress from Wuhan), Albert Einstein, Jackie Chan, Jay Chou (a singer from Taiwan), Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Li Na (a professional tennis player from Wuhan), Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Sandra Ng (an actress from Hong Kong). They are either local celebrities or foreign celebrities most likely to be recognized by local people.
Arrival method:Take Metro Line 4 to Chuhe Hanjie. Take bus 102 Express, 530, 540, 566, 577, 583, 618, 702, 723, 724, 729, 805, Trolleybus 1, 7 or 8 to Zhongbeilu Ditie Chuhe Hanjie.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 21:00 (Last ticketing at 20:30)
Covering an area of about 46,900 square meters (approx. 55,812 square yards), Guiyuan Buddhist Temple is situated in the west section of Hanyang district in Wuhan City. Being one of the four best temples in Wuhan, the temple, which was originally established in 1658 in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was initially built on the site of Wuzhangpu Kuiyuan in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The word ‘Guiyuan’ originates from a sutra, meaning to surpass the circumscription of existence and extinguishment, to return to purity and tranquility.
Though it is a construction of a Buddhist temple, it is also in a garden style. The distribution is compact, and the design is delicate. The temple is even interspersed by kiosks and parterres.
Arrival method: Take Metro Line 4/ Line 6 to Zhongjiacun and then walk southwest for 10 minutes to the temple. Take bus 26, 42, 79, 413, 531, 535, 541, 553, 585, 607, 608, 629, 637, 705, 707, 708, 710, 711, 740, 803, Trolleybus 5 or 7 to Hanyang Dadao Hanyang Huochezhan, and then walk south for 15 minutes to get there.
Wuhan Happy Valley is located in the Hongshan District in northeastern Wuhan. Since its opening in 2012, it has become a hot spot among tourists. With over thirty rides and attractions, Wuhan Happy Valley is a paradise for all ages.
Arrival method: Take metro line 4 to Renhe Road Station and use Exit A. Then walk southward along Renhe Road for about 20 minutes. Or get out from Exit B and take bus 545, 734 or 782 to the terminus. Take bus 316, 392, 534, 545, 566, 734, 782, 810 or Night Bus 782 to Huanle Dadao Huanlegu.
Ticket: CNY 200; CNY 140 for children between 1.1 and 1.4m (3.6-4.6 feet); Free for chilfren under 1.1m. Night Ticket (entering after 17:00): CNY 100 for adults and chilfren above 1.4m.
Wuhan Chinese Peculiar Stone Museum in 61 Cuiwei Rd, Hanyang District is covers an area of 6,700 square meters (8,013 square yards). The eight exhibition halls inside the museum display more than 1,300 pieces of stones.
Arrival method: Take Metro Line 4 / Line 6 to Zhongjiacun. Take bus 24, 61, 401, 524, 532, 547, 554, 558, 559, 637, 658, 704, 728, 740, or YX42 to Yingwu Dadao Ditie Zhongjiacun. Take bus 26, 42, 79, 413, 531, 535, 553, 585, 607, 608, 629, 705, 707, 708, 710, or 711 to Hanyang Dadao Zhongjiacun
Ticket: CNY 35
Opening Hours: 8:30 – 17:00 (no entering after 16:30)
Huangpi Mulan Culture Ecological Tourism Area is located in Huangpi District, Wuhan City of Hubei Province. It’s the hometown of Mulan, a great female general during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420 – 589). The area consists of mainly the Mulan Mountain, Mulan Heavenly Lake, Mulan Grassland and Mulan Yunwu Mountain.
The female gender in the old Chinese feudal society was not allowed to go out of the house, not to mention leading an army to defeat enemies. However, Mu Lan’s father was too old to go to the battlefield and so, she disguised herself as a man to join the army. Due to her braveness and talent, she defeated many enemies and became a representative female general in China history.
With an altitude of 580 meters (1,900 feet), the mountain in Huangpi Mulan Culture Ecological Tourism Area is not only a famous national geological park but also one of the famous Taoism mountains in Hubei Province.
It is said that the home of Mulan’s grandmother is in the area and young Mu Lan used to practiced martial arts here. The Lake in Huangpi Mulan Culture Ecological Tourism Area occupies 32 square kilometers (12 square miles) and it is famous for its marvelous waterfalls, deep ponds, strange stones and unique trees.
This is the only grassland in the central region of China where young Mu Lan always rode horse and practiced martial arts. When she successfully defeated enemy and came back home, some soldiers would follow her. As most of them are nomads, she thus gave the grassland to them, who then regarded this land as their home. Eagles are common here and are considered friendly partners of the nomads. Visitors can try horse riding here too.
The mountain in Huangpi Mulan Culture Ecological Tourism Area is located in the northwest of Huangpi District. One of the highlights here is the azaleas, which are planted on both sides of the beautiful road called “Flower Road”. It is said that there are more than 800 species and their colors diverse, such as pink, white, and red.
Arrival method: Take bus no. 292 to Diaotaidao New Bus Station (Huangpi District Tourist Dispatch Center); change to the special tourist bus to the scenic site directly.
The famous Chairman Mao Zedong’s Villa in Wuhan is strategically located at the scenic bank of East Lake of Wuchang, which consists of Meiling Buildings One, Two and Three. It was once a retreat house for Chairman Mao and other privileged ruling members of the Politburo. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Mao in a letter nicknamed it ‘Home of the White Clouds and Yellow Cranes’ where he enjoyed the quiet ambiance and great relief it offered. The attractive scenery of tree-lined footpath, dense grove, flying songbirds, and Chairman Mao’s favourite pines, bamboo trees and plums seen everywhere can undoubtedly, make one reluctant to leave.
Arrival method: Take bus 14, 402, 411, 552, 578, 701, 709, or 810 to Donghulu Sheng Bowuguan.
East Lake, the biggest scenery tourist attraction in Wuhan and also the largest lake within a city in China, is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River and in the east suburb of Wuchang. It covers an area of 87 square kilometers (33 square kilometers of water area) that is five times greater than the area of the West Lake in Hangzhou . Because of its winding banks and crisscrossing ponds and brooks, it is called ‘a lake with 99 bays’. The East Lake Scenic Area was formed from many famous scenic spots along the bank. The six major ones are Tingtao (Listening to Surging Waves), Mo Hill (Millstone Hill), Luoyan (Diving Wild Goose), Baima (White Horse), Chuidi (Playing Flutes), and Luohong Hills.
Arrival method: Take bus 401, 402, 413, or 625 to Wuhan Zhiwuyuan. Take bus 14, 411, 552, 578, 701, 709 or 810 to Donghulu Sheng Bowuguan.
Hubei Provincial Museum, located in the Wuchang District of Wuhan, Hubei Province, is the only provincial comprehensive museum in the province. It collects, protects, and exhibits the cultural relics discovered in the province. Since 1953, it has collected over 200,000 cultural relics, including pottery, porcelains, jade, bronze vessels, ancient weapons, and ancient musical instruments. Among these cultural relics, 812 are listed as first-class relics of China, and 16 are considered national treasures.
Ticket: CNY30; free for children under 1.4m (4.6ft).
Arrival method: Take bus 14, 402, 411, 552, 578, 701, 709 or 810 to Donghulu Sheng Bowuguan (Hubei Provincial Museum).
According to legend, the Yellow Crane Tower was built by the family of an old pothouse owner living in Wuhan City long ago, named Old Xin. One day, a shabbily dressed Taoist priest came to the pothouse and asked for some wine. Old Xin paid no attention to him, but his son was very kind and gave the Taoist some wine without asking for money. The Taoist priest visited the pothouse regularly for half a year when one day the Taoist said to the son that in order to repay his kindness, he would like to draw a crane on the wall of the pothouse, which would dance at his request. When people in the city heard of this, they flocked to the pothouse to see the dancing crane. The Xin family soon became rich and they built the Yellow Crane Tower as a symbol of gratitude to the Taoist priest.
Arrival method: Take bus 10, 61, 401, 402, Trolleybus 1, 4, or 7 to Huanghelou (Yellow Crane Tower).
Ticket: CNY 70; CNY 35 for children between 1.2 and 1.4m (3.9 – 4.6 feet); Free for children under 1.2m.
The Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in 1956 and is known today as one of China’s top research botanical gardens. There is an impressive variety of gardens and greenhouses within the grounds of the botanical garden. It is located in the Moshan Hill area south of the East Lake, next to a number of other scenic sites.
Ticket: ¥40. Annual pass is available for ¥100.
Arrival method: Buses 401 (from Guanggu Guangchang subway station, Line 2); 402 (from the NW side of the East Lake; bus crosses the lake on a causeway), 403
A large park area filled with monuments, temples, and various shops. While most of the monuments in the area were built in the 1990s, Moshan Hill is still a great place to go hiking and enjoy the natural scenery. The Botanical Garden (separate admission) is nearby.
Arrival method: South of the East Lake (Donghu); see the Wuhan Botanical Garden for bus routes
Another large forest park area, with lots of walking and biking trails, hilltop gazebos, and various waterfront attractions (many of them set up in 2017-2018). Yujia Lake, a bay of the East Lake located west of the park, is regularly used by dragon boat teams for training; their shore base is on the west side of the bay (outside of Chuidi’s limits). A group of monkeys resides in an enclosure near the appropriately named Monkey Hill; a few particularly trusted individuals are allowed to roam outside and interact with visitors.
There are a couple of villages inside the park, but the trail network is laid out in such a way that the visitors don’t need to cross the villages; they just see them and their fields from the outside, without interfering with the residents’ life too much.
On October 10, 1911 the Wuchang Uprising started the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the election of Sun Yat-Sen as the provisional president. This was one of the biggest events that shaped modern China, making its headquarters a must-see for anyone interested in historical travel. The Revolutionary Army was officially here, and inside the Red Chamber (the main building) they issued the edict to bring down the Qing Dynasty. In the outside Uprising Plaza, stands a statue of Sun Yat-Sen.
Address : In downtown Wuchang; just below Snake Hill on the south side
A large Chan Buddhist temple, although ancient in origin, had most of its buildings constructed fairly recently. The Hall of 500 Arhats is worth seeing. There are two bixi turtles on premises, although one of them is fairly new, carrying a stele commemorating the temple’s renovation in 2006. Hongshan Pagoda, although not located at Hongshan Hill’s top, provides the best viewpoint around. Climbing the pagoda over steep, narrow winding stairs is an interesting experience.
Address: 549 Wuluo Rd, HongShan JieDao Kou ShangQuan, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430072
Guiyuan Temple
Built in 1658, Guiyuan Temple is known as the first zen temple to be built in Hubei Province. The most famous and impressive building in the complex is the Arhats Hall, which contains 500 arhat (Buddhist saints) statues. When you enter, from whichever part you choose to begin exploring, you are supposed to count the arhats. When you have counted to your current age, you are then supposed to write down the number above the statue that you stopped on and you can then present it to the small shop outside to purchase a golden card with your fortune, as well as a depiction of that statue. The statues inside are all quite different and intricately designed, so it’s well worth the time to thoroughly explore the temple.
Ticket: CNY 10
Address : In Hanyang, a few blocks west of Zhongjiacun subway station (Line 4)
A temple complex dedicated to Yu the Great, a legendary ancient emperor who overwhelmed the great flood and, with the help of a yellow dragon and black turtle, created the geographical features of today’s China. Includes a stele-bearing bixi turtle (one of the few such creatures within Wuhan’s urban area; see also Baotong Temple and Longquanshan); good views over the river.
Address: In Hanyang, on the Yangtze waterfront
Note the tall monument which, from far away, appears to be a monument to Mao Zedong, but which actually commemorates Wuhan’s complicated relationship with its great river. Erected in 1969, tt’s inscribed with Mao’s poem “Swimming” (which not only celebrates the Yangtze in Wuhan, but also foresees the creation of the mighty hydro dams farther upstream), and decorated with reliefs depicting the citizens fighting the flood of 1954.
exhibition grounds on Wuhan’s northwestern outskirts. Constructed from scratch on the site of a former landfill, it opened in the fall of 2015. There are two large exhibition buildings on site; at the time (Nov 2015) one has a garden expo running, the other has exhibits from the collections of various museums (jade carvings, coins, furniture, porcelain, etc). The rest of the grounds are landscaped, divided into a hundred or so themed sections: a dozen or so dedicated to various foreign countries, the rest, to various cities of China.
The resting place of 9 members of the local branch of the Ming Dynasty (starting with one of the sons of the first Ming Emperor), decorated with temples, pavilions, and 3 stele-bearing turtles (bixi), set in the countryside a few miles to the southeast of Wuhan, proudly described as Wuhan’s answer to the Ming Tombs of Beijing. A trail leads to a hilltop tower, from which great views of the area could be seen if the visibility were better.
Arrival method:Bus 909 from Guanggu Guangchang subway station, or a 10 miles’ drive or bike ride across the city’s new business area and rural suburbs
This museum, located near the right bank of the Yangtze in the far southwestern suburbs of Wuhan, commemorates a naval battle that happened here, hundreds of miles from the sea, in October 1938. Sunk by the Japanese aviation – just three years before the Pearl Harbor attack on the US fleet – the Chinese warship Zhongshan was raised from the bottom of the Yangzte in 1997, restored, and is now displayed in this museum’s main hall. Adjacent are exhibits on the history of the ship, as well as the process of its lifting from the river bottom and its restoration. On the top of a hill across the small lake from the museum is a memorial to the 25 sailors, including the ship’s captain, who found their watery grave in the Yangtze, far from their hometowns on Fujian’s northern coast. The lake is surrounded by sculptures commemorating various aspects of the Battle of Wuhan in 1938, as well as of the city’s eventual liberation after the surrender of Japan in 1945. Various other exhibits of military and patriotic nature, such as a sampling of PLA’s older weaponry, can be seen here as well.
Address:About 1 km north of Jinkou Town, Jiagxia District
Opening time:9:00-17:00; entrance closes at 16:00. Closed on Mondays (unless a public holiday
Wuhan is famous for its morning xiaochi – a variety of breakfast foods. Hubuxiang in Wuchang is Wuhan’s famous breakfast alley where you will find all of Wuhan’s famous breakfast dishes. Reganmian (literally, “hot dry noodle”) is the epitome of Wuhan’s breakfast food. It is noodles with peanut sauce, tossed in sesame paste and other seasonings. You will find these noodles for ¥2 from street vendors. Other Wuhan breakfast specialties include mianwo, a type of savory donut; tangbao, small dumpling-buns filled with pork and soup; mibaba, a lightly sweetened pancake made with rice flour; and mijiu tangyuan, a sweet soup of rice wine (fermented from glutinous rice) with rice flour dumplings stuffed with sesame paste.
Real men find their fuel on the streets betwixt the hours of 12:00-5:00 in the AM. On these streets there are generous and well-meaning folk selling dumplings, noodles, wok food, and foies gras. On the odd occasion that the lounge is closed, one is able to sit outside and enjoy the night air, the delightful local dialect, and any foods you order. If you are in the mood for a more romantic night on the town, there are countless 3-wall restaurants with candle lights upon the tables, live music flowing from the muses’ mouths, and 4-star restaurants’ finest fair at a reasonable and sanitary locale.
The commercial industry in Wuhan has long been well-known throughout the country. Like other medium cities in China, the commercial industry here is flourishing with shopping malls and centers, super markets, chain stores and shopping streets throughout the city.
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