Tag: history
All the articles with the tag "history".
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Hanyang: The Iron Works Forged Modern China
Hanyang is Wuhan's quietest town, but it was once the birthplace of Chinese heavy industry: the first steel mill and arsenal.
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Hubei Provincial Museum: The Ancient Bells
65 bronze bells that still play perfect music after 2,400 years. Most foreigners walk right past this museum. A local's guide.
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Two Rivers, Three Towns: 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.
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Wuchang: 1,800 Years to Revolution
The oldest of Wuhan's three towns: a military fortress turned cultural capital turned the spark that ended an empire.
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Wuhan University: China's Best Campus
China's most beautiful campus: 1930s architecture above East Lake, and cherry blossoms drawing 100,000 visitors a day.