The 2nd Wuhan “Spring Flower Festival’ begins on January 18 and boasts the first exhibition of Southeast Asia tropical orchid flowers. This year’s flower festival will last from January to April, featuring three theme exhibitions ... Read More>>
A newly-built Ferris wheel in Zhongshan Park opened to the public on Sept. 22nd. A total of 3.8 million RMB was invested into the project. It is 46 meters high, with a total of 28 passenger capsules. It can accommodate a total of 112 people at any one time, ... Read More>>
The Wuhan-Beijing high-speed rail is expected to commence operations on December 26. Tickets on the “G” trains will cost 522 RMB for second class and 1,644 RMB for first class. Tickets on the “D” trains will cost 381 RMB. To book your tickets, call 9510 ... Read More>>
Starting from Dec. 1st, the starting fare of taxis in Wuhan will be changed to 6 RMB within two kilometers. The current price of 3 RMB within one kilometer will be cancelled. Read More>>
At 13:00 on September 13, a workers' elevator at the Donghu Jinghu building construction site in Wuhan dropped suddenly from a height of 100m, killing 19 people. According to reports, the elevator involved in the incident was already more than 3 months ... Read More>>
As of this year Wuhan will see direct flights to both Paris and Tokyo, as well as direct freight links with Taiwan. Read More>>
According to the statistics of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, about 70% of domestic flights within 600 kilometers’ air-range have been grounded due to strong competition from high-speed railway. The number of passengers to Guangzhou and Shanghai ... Read More>>
Wuhan is scheduled to open a direct flight to Narita in Japan in March this year, followed by another direct flight to Singapore in May. According to plans by the Hubei Tourism Bureau, Wuhan will also launch a non-stop flight to the Philippines later this ... Read More>>
Construction will begin this year on Wuhan’s largest park to date, the Zhanggong Embankment Forest Park (张公堤城市森林公园). The park – which will border on the Yangtze River’s marshlands to the east and the Han River’s marshes to ... Read More>>
According to news issued from a Wuhan government department on November 25th, the Shijiazhuang-Wuhan and Hankou-Yichang railway will open to traffic next year. This means that from 2011 onwards, journey time from Wuhan to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and ... Read More>>
Recently, Wuhan has made a standard fare for ordering a taxi by phone: the fare for ordering a taxi is now set at 2 RMB, in addition to the regular meter fare. Read More>>
China Southern Airlines will open a new flight route from Guangzhou to London on June 6th. The good news for people in Wuhan is that interested customers can buy a through-ticket at Wuhan Airport for as low as 2,800 RMB (excluding taxes) or 4,800 RMB ... Read More>>
A fruit distribution center from Taiwan opened at Wuhan Huazhong Fruits Market on December 26th, bringing popular Taiwan fruits to the city. It will be the second fruit distribution center from Taiwan coming to China’s mainland. The first one is in ... Read More>>
On July 25th, Wuchang University of Technology was in negotiation with Utah State University to establish the Wuhan-Utah State University in Wuhan. Once the project gets approval from both school boards, the dean of Utah State University will personally ... Read More>>
On July 5th, Wuhan city government announced that all taxis have to use air-conditioner when taking passengers in the three hottest months from June 15th to September 15th. Drivers who violate the regulation will face a fine of 200 RMB. Read More>>
To handle the increased traffic flow during the Spring Festival period, the China Railway Bureau will increase the number of trains on the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail. Thirty-four trains will run (daily) on the section between Wuhan Railway Station and ... Read More>>
On Dec 30th, Wuhan’s 3rd ring road, which is 91 kilometers long, was officially opened to traffic. With the opening of the road, it will only take about half an hour to travel between Wuchang, Qingshan, Hankou and Hanyang. See Also: Wuhan Light Rail ... Read More>>
Shanghai World Expo has triggered a travel high tide this summer as visitors streamed into the city from all over China – usually by train or by plane. But on July 7th, it was revealed that a 'super swimmer' from Wuhan will forgo traditional ... Read More>>
Starting from July 1st, Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Rail will adjust its operating speed from 350 km per hour to 300 km per hour. Accordingly, the whole journey from Wuhan to Guangzhou will take around four hours rather than the current three hours and 16 ... Read More>>
On August 18th, a new kind of travel agency called “One-Stop for All Your Travel Needs”, managed much like a franchised supermarket, will start servicing residents in Wuhan. The new travel agency is different from the traditional ones in that ... Read More>>
From Typhoon No. 13’s "catfish" effect this year, a strong surge of cold air will enter Hubei Province, this weekend (24th to 25th ) causing more than about 10 ℃ of cooling. Aside from cooler temperatures rainfall is also expected, the ... Read More>>
This year Huaxia Bank has started a “telephone wallet” service that includes several payment options: charge for mobile phones, payment for violation tickets, car emission test charges, insurance charges and buying bus tickets for four major ... Read More>>
On Jan 22nd the Huachang Co. launched the ‘Blue Taxi’ special call out service which enables citizens to book a car any time day or night, 24 hours with just 4 hours notice to the company. The taxis use a normal taxi meter and no other services ... Read More>>
.this_tab td{padding-left:3px;} According to reports from the Wuhan Subway Group on March 2nd, long-distance ticket fares (for rides between 16-25 stations) for the Wuhan light railway will drop by 0.5 RMB or 1 RMB, and the full fare will drop from 5 RMB to... Read More>>