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 Wuchang fish (Megalobrama amblycephala; ) is named for the town.

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At the end of the Qing Empire, Wuchang was the capital of the combined provinces of Hubei and Hunan, called the 'two Hu' or Huguang. It was the seat of the provincial government of Huguang, at the head of which was a viceroy. Next to Nanjing and Guangzhou, it was one of the most important vice-royalties in the empire.

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....

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

Wuhan: Wuhan () is the capital of Hubei province, and is the largest and most populated city in central China. It lies at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han River. It has a population of approximately 8,310,000 people....