National Universities
武汉大学Wuhan University (founded in 1893)
华中科技大学大学 Huazhong University of Science and



Technology (HUST，founded in 1953) 武汉理工大学Wuhan University of Technology(WHUT) 中国地质大学 (武汉) China University of Geosciences 华中农业大学Huazhong Agricultural University (founded in 1898) 华中师范大学(Huazhong Normal University) 中南财经政法大学Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (founded in 1948) 中南民族大学 South-Central University for Nationalities
113°41′-115°05′ East, 29°58′-31°22′ North, east of the Jianghan） of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Hanshui River.
The city has long been renowned（有名的） as a
center for the arts (especially poetry) and for intellectual studies. Under the Mongol rulers (Yuan Dynasty), Wuchang was promoted to the status of provincial capital, and by the dawn of the 18th century, Hankou had become one of China's top four most important towns of trade.
An Introduction to Wuhan
overview
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People„s Republic of
China, and is the most populous（人口稠密的） city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection （交汇处） of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Arising out of the conglomeration（聚集） of three boroughs （市镇）, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as “the nine provinces‟ leading thoroughfare（通行）”; it is a major transportation（交通） hub（中心）, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city. It is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China. The city of Wuhan, first termed as such in 1927, has a population of 9,785,392 people (Census 2010), with about 6,177,000 residents in its urban area.
Optical Valley International Plaza
History
The area was first settled more than 3,000 years ago. During the Han
Dynasty, Hanyang became a fairly busy port. In the 3rd century AD one of the most famous battles in Chinese history and a central event in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms—the Battle of Red Cliffs—took place in the vicinity（附近） of the cliffs near Wuhan. Around that time, walls were built to protect Hanyang (AD 206) and Wuchang (AD 223). The latter event marks the foundation of Wuhan. In AD 223, the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) was constructed on the Wuchang side of the Yangtze River. Cui Hao, a celebrated poet of Tang Dynasty, visited the building in the early 8th century; his poem made the building the most celebrated（著名的） building in southern China.
Hankou Riverbank
Wuyhan Yangtze Bridge
Optical Valley Pedestrian Street
Wuchang Railway station
Jianghan Road
Grand Ocean Department Store
Optical Valley Square(night view)
Tourist sites
Wuchang has the largest lake within a city in China, the East
Lake, as well as the South Lake. The Hubei Provincial Museum includes many artifacts（手 工艺品） excavated（发掘） from ancient tombs, including a concert bell set (bianzhong). Jiqing Street(吉庆街) holds many roadside restaurants and street performers during the evening, and is the site of a Live Show (生活秀) with stories of events on this street by contemporary writer Chi Li.
Wuhan„s climate is humid（潮湿的） subtropical (Koppen
Cfa) with abundant（丰富的） rainfall and four distinctive seasons. Wuhan is known for its oppressively（烦闷的） humid summers, when dewpoints（露点） can often reach 26 °C (79 °F) or more. Because of its hot summer weather, Wuhan is commonly known as one of the Three Furnaces of China, along with Nanjing and Chongqing. Spring and autumn are generally mild, while winter is cool with occasional snow.
Colleges and universities
Wuhan is the scientific and educational center in Central
China, with 35 higher educational institutions such as Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which cover all the fields of science and technology and employ elites and explorers in these fields.
The metropolitan（大城市的） area comprises（组成，
构成） three parts - Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, commonly called the “Three Towns of Wuhan” (hence the name “Wuhan”, combining “Wu” from the first city and “Han” from the other two). The consolidation（合并） of these three cities occurred in 1927 and Wuhan was thereby established. These three parts face each other across the rivers and are linked by bridges, including one of the first modern bridges in China, known as the "First Bridge".