The very friendly staff at Wuhan International Hostel.
Spent some time in Wuhan to break our journey back to Shanghai. Lil ended up unwell and had a bad cough and chills so John visited the local sights.
A pagoda named the Yellow Crane Temple is the main sight to see in Wuhan and just a short walk from our accommodation. At least it looked a short walk on the map but to find the entrance to the park took a bit longer.
Wuhan is China's 6th largest city with 8.3 million people and is a major port on the Yangzi River and has a history of foreign trade with historic enclaves of Britain, Germany, Russia, France and Japan along the waterfront.
The Yellow Crane Temple was full of Chinese tourists and some came up and asked to be photographed with John the foreigner. The temple was built on a ridge overlooking the Yangzi and has been rebuilt a few times, usually from destruction by war or fire and has good views over the city.( If they ever have such a thing a pollution free day! )
Mao was born in the region and he spent a lot of time staying near Wuhan. The Yellow Crane Temple has been the inspiration for many Chinese poets and writers and there are pavilions in the park with their writings.
