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Hankou Historic Concession District, Wuhan

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Historic Architecture Near Wuhan

8 sights within 261 km of Wuhan. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

8 sightsWuhanWithin 261 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Wuhan
Sights
8 historic architecture sights
Range
1.5 to 260 km from the centre
Closest
Hankou Historic Concession District
Farthest
Tengwang Pavilion
Length
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Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

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Why These Sights

Historic Architecture Within Reach of Wuhan

8 historic architecture sights lie within 261 km of central Wuhan, from Hankou Historic Concession District at 1.5 km to Tengwang Pavilion at 260 km. They are: Hankou Historic Concession District, Qingchuan Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower, Ming Prince of Chu Tombs, Longpanji (Guanyin Pavilion), Baiya Fortress, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Wuhan city guide covers the city itself.

Map

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Wuhan. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

Sight by Sight

The 8 Sights

Within 50 km from Wuhan

Hankou Historic Concession District, Historic Building
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Historic Building

Hankou Historic Concession District (汉口历史文化风貌区)

1.5 km from central Wuhan, straight line

After the 1861 opening of the port, British, Russian, French, German and Japanese concessions followed, and streets of bank, trading house and consulate buildings survive. Russian merchants ran brick-tea factories here.

Qingchuan Pavilion, Historic Building
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Historic Building

Qingchuan Pavilion (晴川阁)

4.6 km from central Wuhan, straight line

Named after Cui Hao's line "Every tree of Hanyang stands clear in the sunlit river". It faces Yellow Crane Tower across the river.

Yellow Crane Tower, Historic Building
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Historic Building

Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼公园)

5.1 km from central Wuhan, straight line

First built in 223 as a lookout, destroyed and rebuilt many times, and standing since 1985 in a Qing-derived form 51.4 m high. Cui Hao's poem made it famous.

Ming Prince of Chu Tombs, Imperial Site
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Imperial Site

Ming Prince of Chu Tombs (明楚王墓)

28 km from central Wuhan, straight line

A group of Ming princely tombs in the Longquan hills.

50 to 150 km from Wuhan

Longpanji (Guanyin Pavilion), Historic Building
5
Historic Building

Longpanji (Guanyin Pavilion) (龙蟠矶)

59 km from central Wuhan, straight line

The pavilion sits astride a reef in the Yangtze and has the shape of a ship's prow facing the current. Built in the Yuan dynasty, it has stood through centuries of floods. In flood season the river often covers it until only the roof shows, and it reopens when the water drops.

150 to 300 km from Wuhan

Baiya Fortress, Fortification
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Fortification

Baiya Fortress (白崖寨)

178 km from central Wuhan, straight line

A Ming-dynasty stone hill fort built against the mountain.

Yueyang Tower, Historic Building
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Historic Building

Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼)

178 km from central Wuhan, straight line

One of the three great pavilions south of the Yangtze. Fan Zhongyan wrote the Yueyang Tower essay with its line "worry before the world worries" for this tower, though he never visited it.

Tengwang Pavilion, Historic Building
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Historic Building

Tengwang Pavilion (滕王阁)

260 km from central Wuhan, straight line

One of the three great pavilions south of the Yangtze. Wang Bo wrote the Tang-dynasty Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, with its line about the evening glow and the lone wild duck flying together, for this tower. Fire and war brought it down many times and people rebuilt it each time.

Distances

Distance From Central Wuhan

#SightTypeStraight line
1Hankou Historic Concession DistrictHistoric Building1.5 km
2Qingchuan PavilionHistoric Building4.6 km
3Yellow Crane TowerHistoric Building5.1 km
4Ming Prince of Chu TombsImperial Site28 km
5Longpanji (Guanyin Pavilion)Historic Building59 km
6Baiya FortressFortification178 km
7Yueyang TowerHistoric Building178 km
8Tengwang PavilionHistoric Building260 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Wuhan. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 8 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Custom Tour

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 8 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many historic architecture sights are near Wuhan?

This page lists 8, all within 261 km of central Wuhan in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Wuhan?

Hankou Historic Concession District, at 1.5 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Tengwang Pavilion from Wuhan?

260 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 8 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.

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