Wuhan

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province in central China, where the Yangtze and Han rivers meet. It is a major transportation, industrial, educational, and cultural center.

Yangtze River: The longest river in Asia, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea. Wuhan occupies a strategic crossing on this river’s middle reaches.
Wuhan Uprising: The 1911 revolt in Wuchang that helped bring down China’s Qing dynasty. The uprising began in one of Wuhan’s three historic cities and gave the city national significance.
Wuhan railway hub: A major railway junction linking central China with cities across the country. Rail connections reinforce Wuhan’s role as a national transportation center.
COVID-19 pandemic: A global pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in late 2019. The outbreak first recognized in Wuhan became the pandemic’s defining early event.
Han River: A major tributary of the Yangtze River that flows through Hubei province. Its confluence with the Yangtze divides Wuhan’s historic urban districts.
Wuhan National Government: A government established by the Kuomintang in Wuhan in 1927 during the Northern Expedition. Its brief tenure followed the city’s 1927 administrative unification.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport: The principal international airport serving Wuhan and the surrounding region. It connects the city’s central-China hinterland to domestic and international destinations.
SARS-CoV-2: A coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and spreads primarily through respiratory particles. Cases in Wuhan led to the identification of this previously unknown virus.
Hankou: A historic commercial district of Wuhan on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Hankou grew into a major treaty-port trading center before the modern city formed.
Battle of Wuhan: A major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War, ending with Japanese forces capturing Wuhan. The battle made Wuhan a central wartime headquarters and target.

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