[2025 Wuhan Attraction] Travel Guide for Hankow Custom House Museum (Updated Mar)

Wuhan is a city with many tourist resources, including the natural beauty of East Lake, the historical significance of the Wuchang Uprising Memorial Hall, the must-see Hubei Provincial Museum, and the iconic Yellow Crane Tower. The relatively low-key Hankou Customs House is a bit too transparent, but it actually contains a microcosm of modern Chinese history. Visiting here can teach you a lot about modern and contemporary history. The museum experience is particularly good, even during the Chinese New Year period, the measures to control the number of visitors make it a particularly pleasant place to visit, and the lack of crowds allows you to focus on the exhibits.

In Wuhan, a city where ancient and modern intertwine, there is a famous century-old commercial street - Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street. It not only carries the vicissitudes and prosperity of time but is also known as the "Wuhan 20th Century Architecture Museum." The elegance and solemnity of European style, the grandeur of Roman style, the mystery of Byzantine style, the softness and smoothness of Renaissance style, the rigor and symmetry of classicism, and the uniqueness of modernist style, all intertwine to form breathtaking architectural paintings. Jianghan Customs House, a building that combines European Renaissance and British clock tower architectural styles, is undoubtedly a dazzling gem on this street. With its unique charm, it has witnessed the great changes in Hankou and even Wuhan, becoming a symbolic presence in this city. Every time the morning light shines or the sunset sets, the solemn and ancient figure of Jianghan Customs House always reveals an extraordinary historical charm in the interplay of light and shadow, attracting people to stop and gaze, lost in thought. When night falls, Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street puts on another charming face. Under the neon lights, the dazzling lights and the sign lights of various merchants' lightboxes complement each other, decorating this old street like a dream. During the day, Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street presents another lively scene. It is not only a shopping paradise but also an excellent place for leisure and sightseeing. Various shops are dazzling, from fashion clothing to gourmet food, from cultural and artistic products to entertainment and leisure, everything is available, satisfying people's longing for a better life. On both sides of the pedestrian street, the ancient buildings and modern fashion shops complement each other, forming a unique landscape, allowing people to feel a different charm in the fusion of ancient and modern. Strolling on Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street is like flipping through a heavy history book, with every page full of stories and emotions. Here, it is a museum of architecture, a witness of history, and an eternal romantic place in people's hearts. [Accommodation Recommendation] Yueying Hotel (Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street) The hotel is in a prime location, with the dazzling lights of Dayang Department Store right outside the door, immersing you in the bustling city instantly. With a turn, you can step into the fashion palace of Bailijin International and feel the unique charm brought by high-end brands. Around Yueying Hotel, there are many popular check-in spots waiting for you to explore. X118 Food Valley gathers various anime peripherals. Happy Station Food Plaza, with its rich food choices, has become a popular place for tourists to taste authentic food. From Exit E of Jianghan Road Subway Station, you can easily reach Yueying Hotel with a leisurely 6-minute walk.

▪️The city of Wuhan originated in Hankou. In 1861, Hankou was opened as a port, and 20 countries, including the UK, Russia, France, the US, Germany, and Japan, established consulates and consular offices here. Hankou became the area with the highest concentration of foreign consulates in China after Shanghai and Tianjin. ▪️Strolling along the riverbank is like walking through a street museum. European-style buildings and Han-style neighborhoods complement each other. 🌟Recommended attractions: 📌Bagong House: Built in 1910 by Russian tea merchants "Big Bagong" K. Banov and "Little Bagong" Zino Banov. Banov was a Russian nobleman who became the richest Russian merchant in Hankou after arriving there. Bagong House 📌Li Huangpi Road: In an area of nearly 3 square kilometers, there are nearly 30 foreign financial institutions and more than 100 foreign firms, known as the "Bund of Hankou." Li Huangpi Road 📌Pinghe Packing Plant Site: Once the earliest cotton packing plant established by British merchants in Hankou, it is now exuding new life and charm with the support of "cultural and creative industries." Pinghe Packing Plant Site 🌟In addition, Jianghan Customs Building Jianghan Customs Building, Guangdong Bank Hankou Branch, Lifangluofu Mansion, Hankou American Consulate Site, Crédit Agricole Hankou Branch Site, Hankou Orthodox Church, Jianghan Road's "Feifei Shrimp House," Hankou British Electric Company Site, Beiyang Hotel Site Wuhan·Hubei

Dear friends, when traveling to Wuhan, the Jianghan Customs House Museum is an absolute must-visit spot! It is one of Wuhan's landmark buildings 😎. 📍Address: No. 129 Yanjiang Avenue, Jianghan District, Wuhan 🚇Transportation: - Take Metro Line 2 or Line 6 to Jianghan Road Station, then walk about 600 meters from Exit C; - You can also take the ferry to Wuhan Customs Wharf, then walk about 200 meters to reach. 🎫Tickets: Free, but you need to make a reservation in advance on the official "Jianghan Customs House Museum" or "Wuhan Cultural Tourism" platform (on-site reservations are not recommended due to limited visitor numbers). Remember to bring your personal identification. ⏱️Opening Hours: - Tuesday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00 (last entry at 16:00, closed on Mondays); - Weekends and public holidays 9:00 - 18:00 (last entry at 17:00). 🌟Features: - The architecture of the Jianghan Customs House Museum combines British classical style with clock tower features. Its top floor is a 20-meter-high clock tower that still chimes on the hour 🎶. It is not only a witness to the opening of Hankou but also a monument to Wuhan's tumultuous history. - The museum has three floors. Although the exhibition area is not large, it is rich and diverse in content, with nearly ten thousand exhibits and documents 📜, covering metalware, ceramics, woodware, paper products, and more. Here, you can deeply understand the modern history of Wuhan through pictures, texts, and real objects. 📝Visiting Tips: - Be sure to book your visit time in advance to avoid being unable to enter due to visitor limits. - The entire visit takes about 1 hour, so plan your time reasonably and slowly savor the historical charm. - The museum is connected to Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street. After visiting, you can stroll around the pedestrian street and taste local delicacies 😋. - Since it is close to Yanjiang Avenue by the river, you can also visit Wuhan Customs Wharf nearby, experience the Wuhan ferry crossing, and after reaching Zhonghua Road Wharf on the other side, you can visit the Yellow Crane Tower and Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge 🌉. The Jianghan Customs House Museum is full of historical and cultural atmosphere, and it is definitely worth spending time exploring and savoring. It will surely bring you an unforgettable experience 💖!

Hankow Customs House Museum, located at No. 129, Yanjiang Avenue, Hankou, is a comprehensive museum that collects, preserves, researches and showcases various cultural relics, documents, and material objects related to the modern history of Wuhan. It is a landmark recording the glory, humiliation, and modernization of Wuhan after it was designated as a treaty port in 1861. It is also an important heritage site under state-level protection. Memories of Wuhan's citizens of the bell house and bell tone never fade over time.#wuhan

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