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Wuhan is the capital of Hubei region, People’s Republic of China, and is the city with the highest population in Central China. It is a business community isolated from the Yangtze and Han Rivers. The city contains numerous lakes and parks, including the far-reaching, beautiful East Lake.
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Key Facts & Information
DESCRIPTION
- Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province and the largest city in Central China.
- Wuhan is where the antiquated Chu tradition originates. It is home to the Han Show, a form of theater that is one of the best-known in China.
- Wuhan covers an area of 8,494 square kilometers and is home to a population of 10.02 million occupants. It contains around 170 lakes and is also known as Riverside City.
- The city ranks third – after Beijing and Shanghai – in scientific and education strength. It had the largest number of enrolled college students in the world in 2011 and the city has 85 higher education institutes.
HISTORY
- During the Han Dynasty (260 BCE – 220 CE), Hanyang turned into a bustling port. Hanyang District frames part of the urban center of and is one of 13 urban areas of Wuhan.
- In the third century CE, one of the best-known fights in Chinese history and a key occasion in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms—the Battle of Red Cliffs—occurred in the region of the bluffs close to Wuhan.
- Around that time, dividers worked to secure Hanyang (206 CE) and Wuchang (223 CE). The structure of the dividers around Wuchang marked the establishment of Wuhan.
- In 223 CE, the Yellow Crane Tower was built on the Wuchang side of the Yangtze River.
MODERN HISTORY
- In around 1906, the Qing Dynasty’s legislative leader of the territory advanced the improvement of industry and instruction by establishing significant enterprises and opening schools and colleges which still exist today.
- In 1911, there was a rebellion against the Qing Dynasty government in the city advanced by Sun Yat-Sen.
- In 1927, the Chinese KMT Nationalist government combined the old towns of Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang to form a city that was the capital city of China.
- The national government met in the Hankou District for a brief time.
- In 1939, Wuhan turned into a Japanese military home office, and the city was destroyhed by the US Air Force in 1944.
GEOGRAPHY
- Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in Central China, is on Jianghan Plain, an area of fertile land where the Hanjiang River joins the Yangtze River.
- This is a standard port for a Yangtze River voyage.
- Hankou and Hanyang on the west bank and Wuchang on the east are known as the ‘Three Towns of Wuhan’.
CLIMATE
- Wuhan’s atmosphere is moist subtropical with copious precipitation and four seasons.
- The city is known for its very warm, damp summers.
- As a result, Wuhan is ordinarily known as one of the Three Furnaces of China, alongside Nanjing and Chongqing. Spring and harvest time are commonly gentle, while winter is mostly cool.
- The most extreme temperatures have ranged from -18.1ºC to 42.0ºC.
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
- Epic coronavirus (CoV) is another strain of coronavirus that had not been recently recognized in people.
- The new, or “novel”, coronavirus, presently called 2019-nCoV, had not been distinguished before the flare-up was accounted for in Wuhan in December 2019.
- 2019-nCoV can cause mild manifestations including a runny nose, sore throat, hacking cough, and fever. It tends to be progressively serious for certain people and can prompt pneumonia or breathing problems.
- There are some essential defense measures to fight the new coronavirus, such as washing hands as often as possible, practicing respiratory cleanliness, maintaining distance from others, and avoiding touching the eyes, nose, and mouth. If someone has a fever, cough, and trouble breathing, medicinal consideration is vital. It is also important to avoid raw or half-cooked meat.
- The infection had spread to 25 different nations as of December 2019.
Two further cases have been accounted for outside China: one in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines (January 24, 2020). - Chinese specialists isolated the city of Wuhan and numerous urban communities, with all transportation stopped.
Wuhan Worksheets
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Complete List Of Included Worksheets
- Wuhan Facts
- Wuhan Page
- Wuhan Timeline
- Enter or Not?
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- City of Rivers
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- What, When, and How?
- Keep Safe
- Coronavirus
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