Hubei
Central Chinese region
Hubei is a province in central China, situated along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Its capital is Wuhan, a major industrial and transportation hub.
The name means "north of the lake," referring to Dongting Lake.
Hubei gained global attention in late 2019 as the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- WuhanCentral Chinese provincial capital
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
lockdown · quarantine · wet market · pandemic · containment · public health · emergency · transmission
Central Chinese provincial capital
- Yangtze RiverChina's longest watercourse
- Three Gorges DamYangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
karst · floodplain · gorges · watershed · tributary · riverbank · freshwater
Yangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- hydroelectricityElectricity from moving water
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
shipping · agriculture · rice · fishery · tea · lotus root · irrigation · navigable
Chinese southwestern megacity
Systematic fact-finding effort
- academiaHigher education community
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- innovationCreating something original
science · student · campus · scholarship
Philosophy of the Way
- bronze bellsCast alloy percussion instruments
- lacquerwareResin-finished decorative objects
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- rice wineFermented grain alcohol
COVID-19
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- WuhanCentral Chinese provincial capital
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
epicenter · lockdown · quarantine · wet market · pandemic · containment · public health · emergency · transmission · pneumonia
Wuhan
Central Chinese provincial capital
- Yangtze RiverChina's longest watercourse
- Three Gorges DamYangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- landlockedHaving no sea access
highlands · karst · floodplain · gorges · watershed · tributary · riverbank · freshwater
Three Gorges Dam
Yangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- hydroelectricityElectricity from moving water
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
manufacturing · shipping · agriculture · rice · fishery · tea · lotus root · irrigation · navigable · optics
Chongqing
Chinese southwestern megacity
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- academiaHigher education community
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
innovation · science · student · campus · scholarship
Taoism
Philosophy of the Way
- bronze bellsCast alloy percussion instruments
- lacquerwareResin-finished decorative objects
- silkFine woven insect fiber