[2025 Wuhan Attraction] Travel Guide for Yiyuan Road (Updated Feb)
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Yiyuan Road is located in Jiang'an District, Wuhan City. It is one of the old streets and alleys in Wuhan's leased area. This road leads directly to a wharf on the river bank, hence the name "Yiyuan Road", which means "one yuan returns to the beginning and all phenomena are renewed". Shengli Street divides Yiyuan Road into two sections. The section heading towards the Yangtze River is mainly a gathering place for residential areas and municipal administrative institutions, including the former site of the Jianghan Customs Supervision Office. The other end has a strong commercial atmosphere. There are also many delicacies on Yiyuan Road. The famous one is the biscuits shop. Every day there are many people queuing up, and some people deliberately detour after get off work, which shows its popularity. The oval-shaped biscuits are fried to golden brown, sprinkled with sesame seeds, chopped green onion, and brushed with a layer of chili sauce. They are crispy, sweet and spicy, and moisturizing. It is very refreshing to eat, and it only costs 2.5 yuan. good choice.
Address:
Yi Yuan Lu, Jiangan Qu, Wuhan Shi, Hubei Sheng, China
Recommended sightseeing time:
10-20 minutes
Ticket Price
Free entry
Old photos of Hankouli in old Hankou, Wuhan
The best charm of old Wuhan is in Hankou, in these ancient buildings.
Haisouli and Changnianli near Yiyuan Road (near the old concession, both built in the 1910s, combining Chinese and Western styles, a combination of Western-style terraced houses and Chinese-style courtyard houses.
A century of vicissitudes, after the 1950s, citizens were assigned to move in.
Seventy-two tenants, hundreds of Han dialects, joy and sorrow, live here.
In the past ten years, after renovation, the facade and living facilities have been greatly improved.
The designer Ding Jianren was born in Shanghai in 1888 and came to Wuhan at the age of 18 to work in the German Schickes Architectural Office. He did not plan these foreign-style li fen (similar to Shanghai Shikumen-style residential buildings).