Tag: landmark
All the articles with the tag "landmark".
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Hankou's Bund: The European Quarter That Built Modern Wuhan
For 80 years, Hankou was divided between Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. The concession buildings still stand — a strange, beautiful slice of Europe on the Yangtze. A local's guide to Wuhan's most unexpected neighborhood.
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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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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.
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Yellow Crane Tower: Beyond the Poem
Every Chinese student memorizes the poem about Yellow Crane Tower. But standing on its top floor, watching the Yangtze curve through Wuhan, you understand why. A local's guide to the tower, its history, and what the guidebooks miss.