Wuhan
Central China's largest city
Wuhan is a major city in central China, capital of Hubei province, situated where the Yangtze and Han rivers meet.
With a population exceeding eleven million, it serves as an industrial, educational, and transportation hub.
The city gained global attention in late 2019 as the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese province, central location
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
provincial capital · metropolitan · urban center · transportation hub
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- wet marketMarket selling fresh produce
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
quarantine · epicenter · patient zero · seafood market · public health · epidemic · containment · WHO
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- educationSystematic development of mind
cherry blossoms · scholars · institutes · science · laboratories · engineering school · medical research · higher education
Industrial product creation
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- opticsScience of illumination
- electronicsStudy of circuits
iron works · heavy industry · fiber optics · semiconductor · shipbuilding · metallurgy · industrial base · biotech
Things granted or yielded
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- colonial architectureArchitecture from occupied territories
- wartime capitalGovernment seat during conflict
- Japanese occupationForeign military governance period
Sun Yat-sen · revolutionary · historical significance · nationalism · military uprising · modern China
Crushed seed spread
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- spicyHaving strong heat
- bean curdSolidified soy milk
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
rice noodles · savory · local specialties · food stalls · dumplings
Hubei
Chinese province, central location
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
floodplain · provincial capital · metropolitan · urban center · transportation hub
COVID-19
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- wet marketMarket selling fresh produce
lockdown · quarantine · epicenter · patient zero · seafood market · public health · epidemic · containment · WHO · investigation
universities
Institutions granting advanced degrees
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
education · cherry blossoms · scholars · institutes · science · laboratories · engineering school · medical research · higher education · technology park
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- opticsScience of illumination
electronics · iron works · heavy industry · fiber optics · semiconductor · shipbuilding · metallurgy · industrial base · biotech · pharmaceutical
concessions
Things granted or yielded
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- colonial architectureArchitecture from occupied territories
- wartime capitalGovernment seat during conflict
Sun Yat-sen · Japanese occupation · revolutionary · historical significance · nationalism · military uprising · modern China
sesame paste
Crushed seed spread
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- spicyHaving strong heat
- bean curdSolidified soy milk
chili · rice noodles · savory · local specialties · food stalls · dumplings
- COVID-19COVID-19, spike protein, mRNA vaccines, omicron, variants
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- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea
- Asian CitiesTokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Bangkok
WuhanShanghai
Chinese coastal financial center
Hong Kong · Shenzhen · coastal cities · Qingdao · port cities