Wuhan before the COVID-19 outbreak

Look at the Yellow Crane Tower from the Yangtze River Bridge

Wuhan is one of the largest cities in China. It is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and its largest tributary, The Han River. Because of its convenient land and water transportation, it can easily reach the nine provinces of China, and has been known as the "thoroughness of the nine provinces" in history.

Wuhan in 1911

The former HSBC building in the UK

Wuhan Hankou Customs Building

Hanyang Steel Works

The Yangtze River and Hanshui divide the city into three parts: Wuchang, where the Yellow Crane Tower is located; Hankou, where foreign concessions are located; and Hanyang, where China's first steel and arms industry base is located. These are the famous "three towns of Wuhan".

Hankou concession

A view of The Yangtze River in Wuhan, with the famous Qingchuan Hotel on the left

On the Yangtze River Bridge

Merkel on the Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan

This is where she stands

Yellow Crane Tower

Wuhan has a huge urban area, with a central urban area of thousands of square kilometers, which is almost as big as Hong Kong. There are also several satellite cities, with a total population of 12 million. It is the largest central city in central China.

The confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers

A bird 's-eye view of the mouth of hanshui River

The Tortoiseshan TV Tower under the sunset glow

Wuhan is a famous city in China. The revolution of 1911, the first democratic revolution in Asia, took place in Wuhan. The biggest battle of China's war of Resistance against Japanese Aggression also took place in Wuhan. The first bridge over the Yangtze River, the longest river in the East, is also in Wuhan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is also interested in the city. Wuhan, can be said to be a vicissitudes of the tenacious city.

Where is the ship of hope? It takes courage to succeed.
In 2020, the coVID-19 epidemic that swept the world also hit this city first, and many people will no longer be able to travel to this city. There is no escaping the fact that Wuhan was also the first city in the world to successfully contain the outbreak.In any case, the experience of Wuhan is by far the most effective one in fighting the epidemic. As a mature big country and nation, we cannot avoid this reality. Instead, we should observe calmly, sum up the lessons, discard our useless grievances and put into practice the successful experience of Wuhan.
These photos show wuhan city three years ago.