History of Wuhan

## Description

Interactive reading is a special technique of memorizing information based on interval repetition.
Dates of important events are missing in the text, and you will need to add them.
If you specify a right date - you move forward, and if you're wrong - start over.
This is a very effective way of learning of new material (as opposed to usual reading).
In such a manner you'll actually remember what you read!

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain at the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Arising out of the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as "Jiusheng Tongqu (the nine provinces' leading thoroughfare)"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to major cities in Mainland China. Because of its key role in domestic transportation, Wuhan was sometimes referred to as the "Chicago of China" by foreign sources. Holding sub-provincial status, Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China....