Wuhan

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Wuhan (simplified Chinese: 武汉; traditional Chinese: 武漢; pinyin: Wǔh n ( listen)) is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Arising out of the conglomeration of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as "the nine provinces' leading thoroughfare"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city. It is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China. The city of Wuhan, first termed as such in 1927, has a population of 9,785,392 people (Census 2010), with about 6,177,000 residents in its urban area. In the 1920s, Wuhan was the capital of a leftist Kuomintang (KMT) government led by Wang Jingwei in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5511171395
• ISBN13: 9785511171395
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"