Tag: history
All the articles with the tag "history".
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Hubei Provincial Museum: Home of the 2,400-Year-Old Bells
A 2,400-year-old set of 65 bronze bells that still plays perfect music. A sword that hasn't rusted in 2,500 years. The Hubei Provincial Museum holds some of China's most astonishing artifacts — and most foreigners walk right past it. A local's guide.
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Two Rivers, Three Towns: Understanding Wuhan's Geography
Wuhan isn't one city — it's three. Hankou, Wuchang, and Hanyang sit at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han rivers, separated by water and connected by bridges. A local explains why this geography shapes everything in Wuhan, from food to personality.
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Wuchang: 1,800 Years from Fortress to Revolution
Wuchang is the oldest of Wuhan's three towns — a military fortress turned cultural capital turned the spark that ended 2,000 years of imperial rule. A local traces 1,800 years of history, from Three Kingdoms to 1911.
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Wuhan University: Cherry Blossoms and China's Most Beautiful Campus
Wuhan University is considered China's most beautiful campus — 1930s architecture, a hillside setting above East Lake, and cherry blossoms that draw 100,000 visitors a day in March. A local's guide to seeing it right.
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Walking the Yangtze: Wuhan's Bridge at Night
The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was China's first crossing over the Yangtze — built in 1957 with Soviet help, walked by millions since. A local's guide to the best free experience in the city: walking across at sunset.