Wuhan | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-23

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan


00:03:53 1 Etymology
00:04:54 2 History
00:05:02 2.1 Antiquity
00:05:56 2.2 Early Imperial China
00:09:55 2.3 Qing dynasty
00:14:12 2.3.1 Wuchang Uprising
00:18:11 2.4 Republic of China
00:25:38 2.5 People's Republic of China
00:32:25 3 Geography
00:32:33 3.1 Cityscape
00:32:42 3.2 Overview
00:35:24 3.3 Climate
00:37:41 4 Government and politics
00:38:34 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:39:03 4.2 Diplomatic missions
00:39:56 5 Economy
00:42:15 5.1 Industrial zones
00:45:45 6 Demographics
00:46:38 6.1 Religion
00:47:30 7 Transportation
00:47:39 7.1 Railways
00:51:06 7.2 Wuhan Metro
00:53:07 7.3 Trams
00:54:04 7.4 Maritime transport
00:54:24 7.5 Ferry
00:55:12 7.6 Airports
00:56:54 7.7 Highways and Expressways
00:57:29 7.8 Bicycle-sharing system
00:58:41 8 Destinations
01:04:01 9 Education
01:04:10 9.1 Schools and universities
01:07:05 9.2 Scientific research
01:09:10 10 Media
01:10:33 11 Culture
01:11:16 11.1 Language
01:11:46 11.2 Cuisine
01:15:07 11.3 Opera
01:15:37 11.4 Sports
01:17:35 12 Architecture
01:17:44 12.1 Bridges
01:21:15 12.2 Skyscrapers
01:23:10 13 Notable Wuhanese
01:23:20 13.1 Politics
01:23:39 13.2 Business
01:23:51 13.3 Science
01:24:25 13.4 Sports
01:27:01 13.5 Arts
01:28:24 13.6 Other fields
01:29:40 14 Sister cities
01:29:56 15 Nature and wildlife
01:30:40 16 See also



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Wuhan ([ù.xân] (listen); simplified Chinese: 武汉; traditional Chinese: 武漢) is the capital and largest city of the Chinese province of Hubei. It is the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over 10 million, the seventh-most populated Chinese city, and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River's intersection with the Han river. Arising out of the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as "China's Thoroughfare" (九省通衢), and holds sub-provincial status.
Wuhan's history dates 3500 years. It was the location of the Wuchang Uprising, which led to the downfall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Wuhan was briefly the capital of China in 1927 under the left wing of the Kuomintang (KMT) government led by Wang Jingwei. The city later served as the wartime capital of China in 1937 for 10 months during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, an armed conflict between two hostile groups who were fighting for control over the city became known as the Wuhan incident.
Wuhan today is considered the political, economic, financial, commercial, cultural and educational centre of Central China. It is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to other major cities. Because of its key role in domestic transportation, Wuhan is sometimes referred to as "the Chicago of China" by foreign sources. The "Golden Waterway" of the Yangtze River and its largest tributary, the Han River, traverse the urban area and divides Wuhan into the three districts of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang. The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge crosses the Yangtze in the city. The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity, is located nearby. 
While Wuhan has for decades been a traditional base for manufacturing, it has also become one of the areas promoting modern industrial change. Wuhan consists of three national development zones, four scientific and technologic development parks, over 350 research institutes, 1,656 hi-tech enterprises, numerous enterprise incubators, and investments from 230 Fortune Global 500 firms. It produced GDP of US$ 224 billion in 2018. The Dongfeng Motor Corporation, an automobile manufacturer, is hea ...