# Wuxue

Wuxue (Chinese: 武穴; pinyin: Wǔxué), formerly Guangji County (simplified Chinese: 广济县; traditional Chinese: 廣濟縣; pinyin: Guǎngjì Xiàn; Postal Romanization: Kwangtsi), is a county-level city on the north shore of the Yangtze River in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Wuxue falls under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huanggang.

## Geography

Wuxue's total population is about 580,000 and the city extends over 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi), almost all of which is cultivated.
The city has Mount Lu to the east, is close to the Qizhou hometown of famed ancient pharmacist Li Shizhen in neighboring Qichun County in the west, borders the Yangtze River in the south, and leans against the Dabie Shan mountain range in the north.
Wuxue is 220 kilometers downriver from the provincial capital of Wuhan and about 50 kilometers upriver from the port of Jiujiang City, on the south side of the Yangtze in Jiangxi province.

## Climate

Climate data for Wuxue, elevation 24 m (79 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.6 (103.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.4 (29.5) | −9.4 (15.1) | −9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.1 (2.80) | 84.4 (3.32) | 134.2 (5.28) | 160.2 (6.31) | 186.0 (7.32) | 227.3 (8.95) | 204.6 (8.06) | 127.9 (5.04) | 88.6 (3.49) | 66.4 (2.61) | 68.2 (2.69) | 47.0 (1.85) | 1,465.9 (57.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.2 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 144.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.7 | 100.5 | 120.7 | 148.5 | 167.9 | 157.0 | 218.5 | 216.9 | 175.9 | 161.5 | 138.5 | 125.1 | 1,829.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

Wuxue administers four subdistricts and eight towns:
| # | Name | Chinese (S) |
| Subdistricts |||
| 1 | Wuxue Subdistrict | 武穴街道 |
| 2 | Kanjiang Subdistrict | 刊江街道 |
| 3 | Tianjiazhen Subdistrict (Tianzhen) | 田家镇街道 (田镇街道) |
| 4 | Wanzhanghu Subdistrict | 万丈湖街道 |
| Towns |||
| 5 | Meichuan Town | 梅川镇 |
| 6 | Yuchuan Town | 余川镇 |
| 7 | Huaqiao Town | 花桥镇 |
| 8 | Dajin Town | 大金镇 |
| 9 | Siwang Town | 四望镇 |
| 10 | Shifosi Town | 石佛寺镇 |
| 11 | Dafasi Town | 大法寺镇 |
| 12 | Longping Town | 龙坪镇 |

## History

Wuxue opened as a port towards the end of the 16th century. Upon China signing the 1876 Yantai treaty with Britain, foreign merchants established an upgraded wharf.
The port's strategic advantage lies in its proximity to the juncture of three provinces — Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangxi — and serves as a central hub for commodity trade.
The port was modernized in 1953, with further-enhanced navigational improvements in 1975 and 1980. The total length of the port waterfront is now 14 kilometers, with 23 quay berths and many large warehouses, hoists, and cranes. The port handles both commodity and passenger traffic.

## Transportation

In addition to the port, Wuxue is known as the "Gateway to Three Provinces" (mentioned above). As well, it is served by the east-west inter-provincial Shanghai-Hibiscus Expressway, and is a major station on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway. A passenger ferry runs across the river and downstream to Jiujiang, and Wuxue is about one hour by car from Jiujiang airport.