For those of you who don't really have an idea of where we are living, I though I'd paint a colorful word picture for you:) Are you ready? Ok - turn your imagination on! Wuhan (武汉 in Chinese), located in the middle of Hubei province, in the middle of Central China, is a "small city" by Chinese standards, with a population of "only" 10 million (give or take a few). It is known in China for it's spicy food, it's history, and the Wuhanese people are known for their temper (attributed to the spicy food!). Wuhan is composed of three cities that grew together - Hankou (where we live), Hanyang, and Wuchang, (stereotypically Hankou is known as the business district, Wuchang as the educational district, and HanYang as the industrial district - but this is changing)
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