Hougong Lake Wetlands Park

Opened in December 2019, this is one of Wuhan's newest museums. It's said to be China's first comprehensive museum about bridges. Has exhibitions about the history of bridge construction in China and overseas. Visitors are supposed to make an appointment before visiting. If you understand Chinese, you can make a booking on WeChat (follow '武汉桥梁博物馆' and select '约桥博').

Although it is a zoo, there is more to this zoo than just animals. The zoo contains a small area of amusement park rides, and a beautiful bonsai garden. Of course, those who are interested in seeing the animals will not be disappointed, as the zoo features a Giant Panda (be aware that they occasionally take the panda out to travel to other parts of the country), red pandas, hippos, wolves, zebras, and many other popular zoo animals. No visit to this zoo would be complete without seeing one of the daily shows! Well-trained animals performing unbelievable stunts, from puppies doing tricks to bicycling bears.

Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909) was a prominent government official during the late Qing Dynasty who was known for his advocacy of limited reforms to the Chinese imperial system and is credited with enacting reforms to the bureaucracy and helping to modernize Chinese industry. In Wuhan, he established China's first iron and steel mill, the Hanyang Iron Works. He then went on to found the Hubei Arsenal and a number of other industrial plants. In a sense, he was the father of modern Wuhan. The museum is artistically designed and great to look at even if you are not that interested in the history.