Wuhan Planning Exhibition Hall

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.

Dedicated to the strike by workers on the Beijing-Hankou Railway between February 4th and February 7th, 1923, one of the biggest strikes in China during the early 20th century. The strike broke out in response to the warlord Wu Peifu's ban on the workers' trade union federation, which had held its inaugral meeting in Zhengzhou on February 1st. Wu Peifu responded to the strike on February 7th by ordering his troops to fire on the workers. Around 40 workers were killed and about 200 were injured. Casualties were recorded not only in Wuhan, but also in Zhengzhou, which has its own memorial to the incident.

Senior members of the Federation of Beijing-Hankou Railway Workers' Unions secretly convened at this office on February 4th, 1923 after the warlord Wu Peifu had forcibly closed down their office in Zhengzhou. It was here that they organised the famous strike that was violently suppressed by Wu Peifu's army on February 7th. Visitors interested in these events should also visit the February 7th Memorial Museum (listed above).

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.

The Eighth Route Army was a Communist-controlled army unit nominally subordinate to the Kuomintang-led Chinese national army during the Second World War. The army's former office in Wuhan is now a museum with exhibits relating to the war.

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.