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1、AnIntroductiontoWuhanoverviewWuhanisthecapitalofHubeiprovince,People‘sRepublicofChina,andisthemostpopulous（人口稠密的）cityinCentralChina.ItliesattheeastoftheJianghanPlain,andtheintersection（交汇处）ofthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeandHanrivers.Arisingoutoftheconglomeration（聚集）ofth
2、reeboroughs（市镇）,Wuchang,Hankou,andHanyang,Wuhanisknownas“thenineprovinces’leadingthoroughfare（通行）”;itisamajortransportation（交通）hub（中心）,withdozensofrailways,roadsandexpresswayspassingthroughthecity.Itisrecognizedasthepolitical,economic,financial,cultural,educationalandt
3、ransportationcenterofcentralChina.ThecityofWuhan,firsttermedassuchin1927,hasapopulationof9,785,392people(Census2010),withabout6,177,000residentsinitsurbanarea.HankouRiverbankWuyhanYangtzeBridgeOpticalValleyPedestrianStreetWuchangRailwaystationJianghanRoadGrandOceanDepa
4、rtmentStoreOpticalValleySquare(nightview)OpticalValleyInternationalPlazaHistoryTheareawasfirstsettledmorethan3,000yearsago.DuringtheHanDynasty,Hanyangbecameafairlybusyport.Inthe3rdcenturyADoneofthemostfamousbattlesinChinesehistoryandacentraleventintheRomanceoftheThreeK
5、ingdoms—theBattleofRedCliffs—tookplaceinthevicinity（附近）ofthecliffsnearWuhan.Aroundthattime,wallswerebuilttoprotectHanyang(AD206)andWuchang(AD223).ThelattereventmarksthefoundationofWuhan.InAD223,theYellowCraneTower(黄鹤楼)wasconstructedontheWuchangsideoftheYangtzeRiver.Cui
6、Hao,acelebratedpoetofTangDynasty,visitedthebuildingintheearly8thcentury;hispoemmadethebuildingthemostcelebrated（著名的）buildinginsouthernChina.Thecityhaslongbeenrenowned（有名的）asacenterforthearts(especiallypoetry)andforintellectualstudies.UndertheMongolrulers(YuanDynasty),W
7、uchangwaspromotedtothestatusofprovincialcapital,andbythedawnofthe18thcentury,HankouhadbecomeoneofChina'stopfourmostimportanttownsoftrade.ChinaCustomYellowCraneTower1911RevolutionMuseumconcertbellset(bianzhong)GeographyandclimateWuhanissituatedinthemiddleofHubeiprovince
8、,113°41′-115°05′East,29°58′-31°22′North,eastoftheJianghanPlain,andtheconfluence（交汇处）ofthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRiv
