Wuchang Qu
Wuchang is a district of Wuhan, known for being the site of the Wuchang Uprising, which began the revolution that eventually overthrew last imperial dynasty to establish a republic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hubei Provincial Museum and Erqi Yangtze River Bridge.
Hubei Provincial Museum
Museum
Photo: 风之清扬, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hubei Provincial Museum is a first class museum in China, with a large amount of state-level historic and cultural relics. Established in 1953, the museum moved to its present location in 1960 and gained its present name in 1963. Hubei Provincial Museum is situated 5 km south of Wuchang Qu.
Erqi Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Zheng Zhou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erqi Yangtze River Bridge is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The bridge is 2,922 metres long and carries eight lanes of traffic of the Second Ring Road.
Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge
The Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge across the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. It is located northeast of the historic central area of the city's Hankou District and is the northern crossing for the Inner Ring Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Wuhan and Hankou.
East Wuhan
Eastern Wuhan is the eastern part of Wuhan. It includes the administrative districts of Hongshan and Qingshan, as well as the easternmost portions of Wuchang District…
Hankou
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Hankou is in the western part of the city of Wuhan. This article includes all three administrative districts that were once part of the historic city of Hankou, namely the districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan and Qiaokou.
Wuchang Qu
- Type: Locality with 1,200,000 residents
- Also known as: “Wu-ch’ang Hsien”, “Wuchang”, and “Wuchang Xian”
- Location: Wuhan, Hubei, South-central China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.6109° or 30° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
114.3533° or 114° 21′ 12″ eastPopulation
1,200,000Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8P2PJ963+98GeoNames ID
1791349
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In Other Languages
“Wuchang Qu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “武昌”
- Chinese: “武昌区”
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