Wuhan, referred to as Jiangcheng for short, is the capital, sub-provincial city, megacity and national central city of Hubei Province. It is also a central city in Central China approved by the State Council, an important industrial base, science and education base and comprehensive transportation hub in China.
Wuhan, located in the east of Jianghan Plain and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is an international wetland city. There are many rivers and lakes in the city, and the water area accounts for a quarter of the total area of the city. Wuhan is known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces, where the Yangtze River and the Han River meet, forming a pattern of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang separated by a river.
It is an important comprehensive transportation hub of land, sea and air in China, the economic and geographical center of China, and one of the four major railway hubs in China. It is also the core city of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the strategic fulcrum of the rise of central China, and the resident of the China People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force.
Wuhan food culture
Wuhan cuisine can be described as a thousand miles a day, the most classic is breakfast and midnight snack, and there is a beautiful talk of "tasting Hubu Lane early and eating Qing Ji Street late". Wuhan cuisine has inherited the style of hubei cuisine, and has its own characteristics. It is a famous "gourmet capital".
Wuhan's special snacks include Regan Noodles, three fresh bean skins, noodle nests, rice cakes, shredded beans, Huanxituo, duck neck, Wuchang fish, ribs lotus root soup, braised bacon and Ciba in Hongshan vegetable garden.