Tour Code: WUHAN01
- Historical and Modern Wuhan
There are many fascinating sights in the city of Wuhan and they are an eclectic combination of the natural and the historic. Before you set off, please remember to take obtain a map of Wuhan city to help aid you and will be far more convenient for your trip. You can take bus No. 64 or 34 to visit the Yellow Crane Tower in the morning, which is also recommended in the former itinerary specifically. In the afternoon, you can carry on your trip to the East Lake scenic spot by the No. 402 bus. The whole scenic region consists of some landscape sections, which are named Tingtao, Moshan, Luohong, Luoyan and White Horse. The whole landscape region is free for you to visit, but if you like to enter each scenic section; you are required to pay an entrance fee. For example, Tingtao section is 30 Yuan while the Moshan is 70 Yuan.
After your trip there, you can take the No. 413 bus proceeding to the Wuhan University. Get off the bus at Guangba Road and walk for 500 meters or so, to reach the university. Before entering the university, you can have meal outside. If you go there in the middle of March, you can enjoy the amazing cherry blossom show at the university and is very romantic. At that time, the entrance fee for the show is 10 Yuan in the university. As for accommodation, you can find a suitable guest house outside of the university. Generally, the room rate is around 80 Yuan per night. Many restaurants are located around the university and you can have meals there.
On the second day, please take bus No. 402 to get to the Wuhan arboretum, which houses various plants and trees. You can visit there at any time all the year round. Its entrance fee is 20 Yuan. Take the air conditioned bus No. 42 heading for Hubei Museum. It is a place where you can marvel at its magnificent collections of cultural relics and learn their histories. Its entrance fee is 30 Yuan. Your third destination is the Museum of the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution. The No. 10 bus can transfer you there and the entrance fee is 20 Yuan. After this day's trip, you can find a place in the downtown city for the overnight stay.
On the third day, you can take a soft seat train 2161 0933/1052 to head for the Red Cliff (Chibi), which was the ancient battlefield in the Three Kingdoms Period (220~265 A.D.). Please do prepare adequate food and water with you. After you arrive at the Red Cliff city, you can take the bus towards its western bus station and the taxi fare is around 12 Yuan. Then, you can take the minibus proceeding to Red Cliff (Chibi) Town from there. You just need to tell the conductor that you would like to get off at the Old Battlefield (Gu Zhanchang). The Red Cliff is the most complete battleground preserved from the ancient days in China. The well-known campaign "the War of Red Cliff" happened here in the Three Kingdoms Period. There you can visit the ancient site of this campaign. Its entrance fee is 40 Yuan and you can appreciate the track of the history. After your trip there, you can return to the Chibi city and stay an overnight.
If you have interest in natural beauty, you can have such a wonderful fourth day. In the morning, time permitting, you are should take the No. 4 bus to go to the next landscape - Lushui scenic spot. It is a wonderful place embellished by the lake and the small islands around. You can take a boat in the lake and appreciate the natural beauty there. Its entrance fee is 100 Yuan excluding the boating fare of 15 Yuan. After having a wonderful and relaxing there, you can return to the Chibi city and and depart according your schedule.



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