* 5th most populous city in China

 

* Optic Valley ,one of the largest producer of fiber optic cable in the world

Wuhan boasts one of China's largest,planned, hi-tech industrial zones with thousands of hi-tech SMBs & larger enterprises

* Major plants: Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, and Budweiser

 

* Educational/Academic Center 97 institutions of higher learning and two of China’s ‘Top 10’ national universities (Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, both of which have ‘Top 5’ Life Sciences programs, highly ranked medical, bio-tech, engineering, IT programs

* US-China development plan in Wuhan

“Golden Key Cities” seeking US investment and business development promoted by local government

* Relatively inexpensive:

Property purchase, building cost, rental costs, labor cost

*Rich in water and natural resources

The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America

The Han River is 1532 km. in length, it crosses into Hubei and merges with the Yangtze in Wuhan. The merging rivers divide the city of Wuhan into three areas, that of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang

* Major Transportation Artery

In addition to the rivers, Wuhan has a significant network of highways, major railway crossroads and international airport currently going under major expansion
 

* Site Seeing

 
 
Yellow Crane Tower according to the history, the yellow crane tower was first built in 223AD during the three-kingdom period. At the beginning, the tower was originally used for military to observe the enemy’s activity. When the war finished, the tower gradually became a scenic attraction where people can appreciate the view of the city as well as the lake.
 
 

Hubei Provincial Museum one of the leading museums in China, the museum contains the artifacts excavated from the tomb
of a Marquis who lived in the area about 2300 years ago.

 
 
 
 

East Lake the biggest scenery tourist attraction in Wuhan and also the largest lake within a city in China

 
 

Moshan Hill located in the south-east side of East Lake surrounded by the lake from the east, west and north
with fragments of the old Chu Castle at the shore is 118 metres high Moshan Hill that has six peaks and is a landmark
for the Chu culture

 
 

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