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Wǔchāng was one of three cities that straddled the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers in Húběi [[湖北]] province. In the Qīng it was the capital of the two provinces of Húběi and Húnán [[湖南]] and held an important arsenal. It is also famous as the location of the first uprising that led to the overthrow of the Qīng dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. | Wǔchāng was one of three cities that straddled the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers in Húběi [[湖北]] province. In the Qīng it was the capital of the two provinces of Húběi and Húnán [[湖南]] and held an important arsenal. It is also famous as the location of the first uprising that led to the overthrow of the Qīng dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. | ||
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Wǔchāng 武昌
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Wǔchāng 武昌
Wǔchāng was one of three cities that straddled the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers in Húběi 湖北 province. In the Qīng it was the capital of the two provinces of Húběi and Húnán 湖南 and held an important arsenal. It is also famous as the location of the first uprising that led to the overthrow of the Qīng dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
Important Buddhist Sites
- The Wǔchāng Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院 was located here in the 1920s and 1930s
Resources
- Map of Hankow with Hanyang and Wuchang, published in Japan in 1915
