Hanyang

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former city historic district

Hanyang is a historic district and former city now incorporated into Wuhan in Hubei Province, China, known for its early industrial development and strategic location at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze rivers.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former city → historic district →
administrativeLevel	district of Wuhan →
country	China →
countrySubdivision	People's Republic of China →
economicHistory	site of early heavy industry in China →
formerMunicipalStatus	independent city →
formsPartOf	three towns of Wuhan →
governingBody	Wuhan municipal government →
hasChineseName	汉阳 →
hasFunction	commercial area → industrial area → residential area →
hasNeighborAcrossRiver	Hankou → Wuchang →
hasNotableSite	Guiyuan Buddhist Temple → Hanyang Arsenal → Hanyang Iron Works → Qintai Grand Theatre →
historicalEraOfIndustrialization	late Qing dynasty →
historicalRole	early industrial center of China → important transport hub →
historicalSignificance	one of the original core areas of Wuhan →
knownFor	early industrial development → strategic river location →
locatedAtConfluenceOf	Han River → Yangtze River →
locatedIn	Central China → Hubei Province → Wuhan →
locatedOnBankOf	Han River → Yangtze River →
locatedSouthOf	Hankou →
locatedWestOf	Wuchang →
mergedInto	Wuhan →
partOf	Wuhan →
partOfUrbanAgglomeration	Wuhan metropolitan area →
playsRoleIn	Wuhan’s industrial base →
provinceCapital	Wuhan →
railAndRiverJunction	yes →
region	Middle reaches of the Yangtze River →
river	Han River → Yangtze River →
strategicImportance	control of confluence of Han and Yangtze rivers →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
transportFunction	river port →
urbanCharacter	urban district →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wuhan → Wuhan →	formedByMergerOf
Hanyang ("Hanyang Iron Works") → Hanyang ("Hanyang Arsenal") →	hasNotableSite
Battle of Wuhan →	cityInvolved
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge →	connects
Han River (Wuhan) →	flowsThrough
Han River (Hubei) ("Han (historical region)") →	namedAfter
Wuhan Metro →	serves