魅力武汉Attractive-Wuhan

AttractiveWuhan魅力武汉Wuhan,composedofthethreetownsofWuchang,Hankou,andHanyang,isthecapitalofHubeiProvince.Thethreetowns,separatedbytheYangtzeandHanshuirivers,arelinkedbybridges,andbecausethesemunicipalities(区)aresocloselyconnectedbywaterways,Wuhanisalsocalledthecityonrivers.BeingthelargestinlandportonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRiverandamajorstopontheBeijing-GuangzhouRailway,WuhanisoneofChina‘smostimportanthubsofwaterandrailtransportationandcommunications.Wuhanhasanoldhistoryandrichculturaltraditions.Itbegantoprosper(繁荣)asacommercialtownabouttwothousandyearsago,whenitwascalledYingwuzhou(Parrotbeach).Fromthefirstcenturytothebeginningofthethirdcentury,thetownsofHanyangandWuchangbegantotakeshape.DuringtheSongDynasty(960-1279),theareabecameoneofthemostprosperous(繁荣的)commercialcentersalongtheYangtzeRiver.BytheendoftheMingDynasty(1368-1644),HankouhadbecomeoneofthefourmostfamouscitiesinChina.Today,Wuhanisthepolitical,economic,andculturalcenterofCentralChina.ItboastsofoneofChina‘sleadingironandsteelcomplexes(复合物)——theWuhanIronandSteelCorporation.Wuhanisalsoacitywithastrongrevolutionarytradition.WuhanYangtzeRiverBridgeCompletedin1957,thisengineeringmarvel(奇异事物)is1,670meterslongandhasonelevelforautomobilesandanotherfortrains.TheconstructionofthisbridgeprovideddirectrailservicebetweennorthandsouthChinaforthefirsttime.TheaotherbridgesinWuhanTheYellowCraneTowerThereconstructionutilisedmodernmaterialsandevenincludesanelevator,yetinoutwardappearanceanddetailistrueinspirittothetraditionaldesignofthetowerthroughthecenturies.Theyellowcranetowerismoderninstructure,ancientinloreandlegend.Theoriginaltowerispresumedtohavebeenfirstbuiltinapproximate220ad.Thetowerhasbeendestroyedandreconstructednumeroustimes,wasburnedlastin1884.completereconstructiontookplacein1981.GuiyuanTempleThisfour-hundred-year-oldBuddhisttemplestandsinawoodedareaoftheHanyangdistrict.Thepicturesquecompoundofthetempleincludesahugehallthathousesfivehundredskillfullyscrlpturedarhatstatues,eachdifferentfromtheotherinbodilypostureandfacialexpression--sitting,sleeping,laughing,angry.Thetemplealsoboastsofarichcollectionofstonecarvings,paintings,andBuddhistscriptures.EastLakeThischarmingspotisintheWuchangdistrictofthecity.Ithasavastexpanseofwater(thirty-threesquarekilometers),withwindingbanksandwillowtrees.ThesurroundingareaisdividednaturallyintoseveralscenicareasamongwhichMillstoneHill(Moshan)isthemostattractivewithflowersbloomingalltheyearround-orchidsinspring,lotusinsummer,osmanthusinautumn,andplumblossomsinwinter.QintaiGrandTheaterQintaiTheaotherlocaltouristattractionsTortoiseHillTelevisionTowerQinchuanpavilionHonglouWuhanSportsCenterJianghanPedestrianStreetHongshansquareThesnackofWuhan武昌鱼That’sourbeautifulhometown——Wuhan