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The capital of Hubei Province and one of the major cities in China,is
composed of nine districts, two suburbs and two nearbycounties,with
an area of 8467 sq km and a population of 7.28 million.Located in
the central part of China, where the Yangtze River, the third biggest
in the world meets its biggest tributary the Han River, Wuhan is divided
by the two rivers into 3 towns, named Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang.
Being accessible by water and land, it has earned the reputation of
"the thoroughfare to nine provinces" and functions as one
of the few pivots of water, land, air, post and telecommunication.
Today, Wuhan has grown into a center of industry, finance, commerce,
science and education in Central China. With the development of
the Yangtze River Valley, Wuhan will in due time become an international
metropolis producing steel and automobiles, prospering in commerce
and finance and advanced in science and technology.
Wuhan was a consumption city with a weak industrial base before
1949. With construction of many years, it has become a comprehensive
industrial base of a fairly large scale and a strong economy. The
fixed industrial assets possessed by Wuhan rank the fourth among
the major Chinese cities. There are now over 4,000 companies, including
193 large-and-medium-size enterprises. Backed by the pillar industries
such as metallurgy, machinery and textile, Wuhan is well advanced
in ship-building, chemicals, pharmaceutics, light industry, building
materials, electronics, laser and communication.
Industries like telecom, electronic information, integration of
machinery and photo-electronics, bio-engineering, pharmaceutics,
and automobile begin to expand and become the new growth points
Wuhan city. They have pushed forward the adjustment and optimization
of industrial structure. Traditional industries have refreshed up
and new industries grow up rapidly. iron & steel, automobile,
machinery, and high-tech becomes the four economic pillars of the
city. 25 companies represented by WISCO, YOFC, Shenlong Automobile,
Wuhan Tobacco, Bingchuan, Taihe, RHK, and Jianming create out the
famous brand products of Wuhan.
Wuhan, the "Homeland of White Clouds and Yellow Crane",
is composed of three parts: Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang. Not many
people go out of their way to get to Wuhan, one of China's
largest cities, but a lot of people pass through the place since
it is the terminus of the Yangtze Ferries from Chongqing. Wuhan
is now enjoying a boom in foreign and local investment that may
help it match up with the sparkling cosmopolitan citadels of Nanjing
and Shanghai.
However, there are many scenic spots and historical sites in Wuhan
to visit, including the European-style buildings remained along
the Yanjiang Street, Hongshan Square, Yellow Crane Tower with the
1,700 years history, one of the three famous towers in South China,
the East Lake whose natural beauty rivals that of the West Lake
in Hangzhou; the TV Tower on Tortoise Hill known as the highest
mast of Asia; the ancient Guiyuan Temple, and the modern International
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