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Wuhan
Capital of Hubei, China

Wuhan

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China.

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With a population of 13,861,900, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.

Get in

Getting to Wuhan

Wuhan is a major city in a central position. It has all the bus, rail, road and air connections you would expect.

Eat

Where to eat

Wuhan is famous for its morning xiaochi - a variety of breakfast foods. Hubuxiang in Wuchang is Wuhan's famous breakfast alley where you will find all of Wuhan's famous breakfast dishes. Reganmian (热干面) (literally, "hot dry noodle") is the epitome of Wuhan's breakfast food. It is noodles with peanut sauce, tossed in sesame paste and other seasonings. You will find these noodles for around ¥10 from street vendors.

How locals move

Getting around Wuhan the local way

  • Get aroundYou can also buy a Wuhan Tong card (from the person at the booth in the subway, or elsewhere) for ¥15 and add cash value to it, allowing you to enter the stations more quickly; subway rides using the Wuhan Tong are discounted by 10%, and the Wuhan Tong also works on public buses and ferries.
  • Get aroundThere are also four ferry lines connecting the three districts of Wuhan across the two rivers and four banks.
  • Get aroundThe discount applies to city buses (including new urban areas), trolleybuses, ferries, subways, and light rail.
  • Get aroundThe Yangtze River can be crossed by ferry for a very reasonable fee of ¥1.5.
  • Get aroundThe ferry offers by virtue of its unique location some nice views of the city, the Number One Yangtze River Bridge, Yellow Crane Tower, etc.
  • Get aroundThe main ferry route is between the Wuhan Customs House Wharf in Hankou and Zhonghua Road Wharf in Wuchang.
  • Get aroundThe ferry on this route runs frequently starting at 06:30 and ending at 24:00.
  • Get aroundA special express ferry operates on the same route between 08:45 and 17:25.

From Wikivoyage: Wuhan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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