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Zhongshan Warship Museum 中山舰博物馆Zhōngshānjiàn Bówùguǎn
4A scenic area · Wuhan, Hubei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Wuhan
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Zhongshan Warship Museum
Zhongshan Warship Museum, in the Yangtze-side town of Jinkou, is built around the restored Zhongshan, a gunboat built in Japan in 1913 and renamed in 1925 after Sun Yat-sen. The ship was sunk by Japanese forces in 1938, raised from the river in 1997 and restored, and the museum has shown it with relics from the wreck since 2011. The grounds also hold military vehicles and aircraft in the open air.
How to get to Zhongshan Warship Museum
In the river town of Jinkou in Jiangxia District, about 25–30 km south-west of central Wuchang; reached by road. The museum is being upgraded and is listed by the city as temporarily closed to the public, so check its current opening before going.
Nearby
- Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼 30 km
A tower rebuilt many times over, made immortal by a single Tang poem - Hubei Provincial Museum 湖北省博物馆 30 km
Marquis Yi's ancient bronze bells, played live, and the sword of King Goujian
Also within 20 km: Huaishanji Embankment 槐山矶驳岸 (under 10 km), Huabohui Flower Town 武汉花博汇 (20 km), Wuhan Sports Center 武汉体育中心 (20 km).
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