Wuhan is a large city located in central China with over 10 million residents. Some key attractions include East Lake, known for its scenic views, and the Hubei Provincial Museum. Special foods unique to Wuhan include hot and dry noodles, bean skin, soup with lotus root and chop, and Wuchang fish, which is famous throughout China. Mao Zedong once wrote a poem praising the fish of Wuchang.
6. Basic Information
?Area: 8494.41 km2(Built-up area: 507
km2,2012)
?Population: 10,120,000 (the most in
central China)
?One of three Furnaces of China (眉寄諮
俗)
?The nine provinces¨ leading thoroughfare
(湘福宥瘟)
15. Mao Zedong and Wuchang
Fish
^I have just drunk the waters of Changsha
And come to eat the fish of Wuchang.
Now I am swimming across the great Yangtze,
Looking afar to the open sky of Chu. ̄
--------Mao Zedong