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WUCHANG , the See also:capital of the combined provinces of Hup-eh and Hu-nan, See also:China. It is one of the three cities, Wuchang, Hanyang and See also:Hankow, which stand together at the mouth of the Han See also:river, and is situated on the right See also:bank of the river Yangtsze, almost directly opposite the See also:foreign See also:settlement of Hankow. It is the seat of the provincial See also:government of the two Hu or Hu-kwang, as these provinces are collectively termed, at the See also:head of which is a See also:viceroy. Next to See also:Nanking and See also:Canton, it is one of the most important See also:vice-royalties in the See also:empire. It possesses an See also:arsenal and a See also:mint. The provincial government has established ironworks for the manufacture of rails and other railway material. As the See also:works did not pay under See also:official management, they were transferred to the director-See also:general of See also:railways. Wuchang is not open to foreign See also:trade and See also:residence, but a considerable number of missionaries, both See also:Roman See also:Catholic and See also:Protestant, live within the walls. The native See also:population is estimated at 800,000, including cities on both See also:banks. Wuchang is an important junction on the See also:trunk railway from See also:Peking to Canton; and is on the route of the Sze-ch'uen railway. End of Article: WUCHANGAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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