Wuhan
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:43 pm
Area: 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi)
Density: 5,300/km2 (2,000 per sq mi)
2017 GDP: 1.3 trillion yuan (200 billion USD)
Per capita per month: 12,500 yuan (1,900 USD)
Wuhan is an interesting large city, plum in the center of the heavily-populated half of China. It once felt less modernized than China’s coastal cities, but it is now one of China’s main high-tech, education, and financial centers.
It has long been a transportation hub, because it is in the middle of the long navigable part of the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Chongqing.
This city has a certain historical charm about it, and has been a key city since the Warring States Period (481–221 BC) due to its location. The people are unusually friendly compared to those in other cities. And, if you have a longer Yangtze cruise, or a north-south train journey, you might really enjoy stopping there.
Density: 5,300/km2 (2,000 per sq mi)
2017 GDP: 1.3 trillion yuan (200 billion USD)
Per capita per month: 12,500 yuan (1,900 USD)
Wuhan is an interesting large city, plum in the center of the heavily-populated half of China. It once felt less modernized than China’s coastal cities, but it is now one of China’s main high-tech, education, and financial centers.
It has long been a transportation hub, because it is in the middle of the long navigable part of the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Chongqing.
This city has a certain historical charm about it, and has been a key city since the Warring States Period (481–221 BC) due to its location. The people are unusually friendly compared to those in other cities. And, if you have a longer Yangtze cruise, or a north-south train journey, you might really enjoy stopping there.