Tag: history
All the articles with the tag "history".
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Wuhan's Lifang: Hankou's Vanishing Alleys
Before the towers, there were the lifang: red-brick alley neighborhoods. Hankou had 200. Fewer than 30 remain.
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Wuhan at War: The Battle That Changed China
In 1938 the fate of China hung on Wuhan. A million soldiers fought the largest battle of the early Sino-Japanese War.
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Yangtze Culture: The River That Built Wuhan
Wuhan wasn't built beside the Yangtze. It was built by it. The river shapes everything, from dawn fishermen to midnight ferries.
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Hankou: The River Port Called China's Chicago
From a muddy riverbank to one of China's greatest commercial cities: 500 years of Hankou's history, told by a local who lives in its streets.
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Hankou's Bund: The Quarter Built Modern Wuhan
For 80 years, Hankou was divided between Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. The concession buildings still stand.