We took a 2-hour flight from Hong Kong to Wuhan on Friday, May 16th. Except for a little delay taking off, it was a smooth flight. Wuhan has a big airport but it doesn't seem to be very busy. I think it's because it's not one of the more popular tourist destinations. Most people who flew here came for business reasons.
Wuhan is about 700 miles west of Shanghai, population around 5 million. It is situated on both sides of the Yangtze River. We stayed at the Marco Polo Hotel, which is just on the south side of the Yangtze River. We were here for a couple of nights and took a day-tour of the city. Some of the popular tourist attractions are the Guiyuan Buddhist Temple, the Hubei Provincial Museum and East Lake.
One of the odd food favorites of this city is eating duck necks, hence the title of this post. Yes, there is not much meat in duck necks but you go for the taste as well. It gets very spicy after a few of these.
This is where we board our cruise ship, the Century Diamond, for our 5-night cruise upstream through the three gorges and finally to Chongqing.
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| Guiyuan Buddhist Temple |
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| Temple is also known for its Yellow Crane legend |
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| You can pay about $1 to ring the bell |
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| View of a polluted city |
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| Statue of Dr. Sun Yet-Sen, Father of Modern China |
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| Bronze Bells that are over 2,000 years old |
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| 2,000-yr old Armor |
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| Famous East Lake |
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| Starbucks and McDonalds in popular shopping district |
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| Restaurant selling popular duck necks |
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| Kite vendors along Yangtze River |
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| Impromptu concert |
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