Hankou

The New Fourth Army was the second of the two major Communist-controlled army units that fought during the Second World War. The New Fourth Army's former headquarters is just around the corner from the former site of the Eighth Route Army Wuhan Office, so the two sites are probably best visited together.

Established in 1874 and expanded in the early 20th century, the Gude Temple may not be as old as some of Wuhan's other temples, but it's well worth a visit due to the highly unusual building design, which successfully blends the architectural styles of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. From the outside, it looks a bit like a Christian church, but this is a Buddhist temple. The design was partially inspired by the Ananda Temple in Bagan, but is quite different from that temple.

Note the tall monument which, from far away, appears to be a monument to Mao Zedong, but which actually commemorates Wuhan's complicated relationship with its great river. Erected in 1969, it's inscribed with Mao's poem "Swimming" (which not only celebrates the Yangtze in Wuhan, but also foresees the creation of the mighty hydro dams farther upstream), and decorated with reliefs depicting the citizens fighting the flood of 1954.

The museum is housed inside a former British-owned power station that dates from 1905. At the time, it was one of the largest power-generating facilities in China.

Wuhan's oldest and largest Catholic church. It was designed by an Italian missionary by the name of Angelus Vaudagna and completed in 1876.

The museum is housed inside the former Jincheng Bank, a neoclassical building that dates from the 1930s. The building was used as a military headquarters by the Japanese during their occupation of the city in World War II.

Entry is limited to 3000 visitors per day. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Has around 830 artefacts pertaining to the history of Wuhan's police. The museum is housed inside an old European style building, which was the police headquarters of Hankou's German Concession from 1909 to 1917. Visitors are required to make an appointment on WeChat under the account 武汉文旅码, which can be done at the spot.

Maintains exhibitions on urban development and planning in Wuhan.

The only museum in China focused specifically on the theme of water conservation.

One of the very few sex museums in China. Founded by Liu Dalin, a sexology professor from Shanghai University. Displays a wide variety of erotic artefacts from China's past.

It was built in 1917 for the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company. From January to September 1927, the building served as the seat of power for the Wuhan Nationalist Government, a government led by a left-wing faction of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang), which briefly operated independently of Chiang Kai-Shek's government. A museum on the 3rd floor of the building explains the history.

Built in 1924, the former customs house is one of Hankou's main landmarks. The bell of the European style building is still in use and chimes every hour from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 21:00.

A major museum on the edge of Houxiang River Park (后襄河公园).

One of China's oldest modern parks. It was established in 1910 as a private garden and brought into public ownership in 1927. Shortly afterwards, it was renamed Zhongshan Park in memory of Sun Yat-Sen, founder of China's first republic. The park features a number of old pavilions, bridges and other structures from the early 20th century. In the middle of the park is a statue of Sun Yat-Sen and his wife Song Qingling. On the left side of the statue is a building where Japanese forces stationed in Hubei formally surrended to the Chinese government in 1945. That building is now a museum dedicated to the event. There is a small amusement park on the northern side of the park.

This is a large (a mile across) exhibition grounds on Wuhan's northwestern outskirts. Constructed from scratch on the site of a former landfill, it opened in the fall of 2015 for the 10th China (Wuhan) International Garden Expo (2015年第十届中国（武汉）国际园林博览会). There are two large exhibition buildings on site; at the time (Nov 2015) one has a garden expo running, the other has exhibits from the collections of various museums (jade carvings, coins, furniture, porcelain, etc.) The rest of the grounds are landscaped, divided into a hundred or so themed sections: a dozen or so dedicated to various foreign countries, the rest, to various cities of China. Overall, although the landscaping is nice, one can visit plenty of similarly nice landscaped sites for free (or for a nominal admission fee) elsewhere in Wuhan, in city parks or on university campuses. The most crowded place at the site seems to be the huge, but rather overpriced cafeteria (which is also divided into themed sections, dedicated to various regions' cuisine). Many visitors choose to bring their own snacks - there are plenty of benches around the site for picnicking! The expo ended in May 2016, but the garden remains open to visitors.

Part of a nationwide chain of oceanariums. Home to sharks, dolphins, sealions, manatees, walruses, tortoises, polar bears, penguins and other popular marine and polar animals.

An ordinary-seeming street by day, becomes transformed by night into a bewildering maze of streetside restaurants and buskers performing music, dance, opera and stand-up comedy. It is a strongly-recommended experience. Food is plentiful and cheap, and it features a lot of unique local cuisine. The performances can be enjoyed by proxy as performers work other tables or they can be purchased. One can expect to pay about ¥10 per song performed. Other performances are more based on contributions—the more you contribute, the longer the performers will do their routines and the more daring/interesting/funny the routines will be.