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Wuhan's century-old boulevard on the Yangtze levee - Renaissance banks and the 1924 Customs House clock.
Jianghan Road is Wuhan's historic shopping boulevard, running from the city centre to the Yangtze riverfront. Built between 1900 and 1930 during Hankou's concession era, its granite and terracotta buildings housed the banks and trading houses that made the city the 'Chicago of China'.
The road's most iconic structure is the 1924 Jianghan Customs House - a Renaissance-revival tower whose clock still chimes over the riverside promenade. The pedestrian section is lined with renovated banks and trading houses in a variety of European styles.
Today Jianghan Road is Wuhan's busiest shopping street and the symbolic heart of the Hankou district. At its southern end, the riverside promenade on the Yangtze levee offers views across the river to the Yellow Crane Tower on the opposite bank.
Highlights
The Jianghan Customs House
The 1924 clock tower that still chimes over the riverside.
The European Architecture
Renaissance banks and trading houses in granite and terracotta.
The Pedestrian Shopping Street
Wuhan's busiest commercial boulevard.
The Yangtze Riverside Promenade
The riverfront at the road's southern end.
The Night Illumination
The buildings lit after dark.
The Jianghan Road Gate
The ornate entrance archway.
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