Hankou


 
 
Hankou

Hankou (; Wade-Giles: Hankow) is one of the three towns, together with Wuchang and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. Along with the other two sister towns, it stands at the mouth of the Han River, where it merges with the Yangtze.

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Hankou is the main pier of Hubei province.

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Wade-Giles: Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on the form of Mandarin used in Beijing. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade in the mid-19th century, and reached settled form with Herbert Giles's C...

Wuchang: Wuchang () is one of the three towns, together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. Along with the other two sister towns, it stands at the mouth of the Han River, and is situated on the right bank of the Yangtze River. The ...

Hanyang: :Hanyang is also a former name of Seoul, South Korea....


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Quay at Hankou  1893
Quay at Hankou 1893

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