August 30
A Brief Introduction to Wuhan

Wuhan is situated in the middle of Hubei
Province of China, East Longitude 113°41′-115°05′, North Latitude
29°58′-31°22′.the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the
middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Hanshui River. The Yangtze
River and Hanshui River divide Wuhan into three parts: Hankou, Hanyang
and Wuchang, which are generally known as Wuhan's Three Towns.
Wuhan belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. There are
sufficient rainfall and sunshine as well as four distinct seasons.
Climate here is pleasant generally. In recent thirty years, the average
annual rainfall is 1269mm, mainly from June to August; annual
temperature is 15.8℃-17.5℃, annual frost free period lasts 211 to 272
days and annual sunlight duration is 1810 to 2100 hours.
Wuhan occupies a land of 8494.41km2, most of which is plain and
decorated with hills and a great number of lakes and pools. Wuhan's
climate is a subtropical monsoon one with abundant rainfall and
distinctive four seasons. It has a population of 7,811,900 by the end
of 2003.
Wuhan possesses strong economic and regional advantages. It connects
the east with the west, channels the north to the south, and links
rivers with seas by means of its developed water, land and air traffic.
From Wuhan you may reach some foreign countries such as Japan and ROK.
Some of China's metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Chengdu, and Xi'an are all within a circle around the center of Wuhan
with the radius of 1000km. Wuhan is the important strategic supporting
point of Central China.