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Which former Wuhan city is the administrative and educational centre of Hubei?
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The Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) near Yichang, Hubei province, China.
The former city of Wuchang is the administrative, educational, and cultural centre of Hubei province.123
Although Wuchang was an independent city, it was merged in 1949 with the former cities of Hankou and Hanyang to form the modern city of Wuhan, which serves as the provincial capital. Wuchang remains the historic heart of the region, having served as a provincial capital during the Yuan and Ming dynasties and continuing to function as the seat of the provincial government today.1453