NI HAO FROM WUHAN, CHINA

I traveled to Wuhan, China last week for work. It was an extremely short trip with limited time to explore the city.

According to wikipedia, Wuhan is the most populous city in Central China with nearly 10 million people. Based on it's location, it's a transportation hub for China and is sometimes referred to as the "Chicago of China" - a place I can easily relate to, as I grew up just outside of Chicago:)

I arrived late Saturday evening. Early Sunday morning I was woken by what sounded like gun fire outside my hotel room. I rushed to my window to see what was going on. I couldn't believe what I saw - Fireworks going off outside my hotel room at 6:45am on a Sunday morning. I asked several locals that day about the fireworks, but unfortunately no one knew why they were set off.

Wuhan duck is the local delicacy known for it's spicy flavor. The head and the neck are the popular snack items.

Here are a couple of evening shots of Wuhan.

Our hotel had a revolving restaurant at the top, where I was able to snap a couple of pictures of the city during breakfast. The air was quite smoggy.

I tried to capture what it was like crossing the streets in Wuhan. The street lights aren't always on and the motor bikes and cars have the right away. You have to be so careful crossing the street, as the cars and bikes come in all directions!

From Wuhan, I traveled to Shanghai, which I will blog about in my next post.