Jianghan Road (江汉路), (In Hankou). Of potential interest to a visitor, a pedestrian mall almost as long as Shanghai's famed East
Nanjing Road. During the day it is an interesting look at rampant consumerism in China's rapidly-growing middle class. At night,
starting at 7PM, it is the same but is expanded on each side a few blocks deep by a night market with literally thousands of little
stalls hawking every variety of goods imaginable: makeup, souvenirs, clothing, housewares, food, music, movies, etc.
Chongwen Book City (Chongwen Shu Cheng), Xiongchu Avenu (Xiongchu Dajie) (Near Loushi South Road (Loushinanlu), about 3km east of Wuchang Train
Station). Wuhan's best (or at least biggest) book and map store. It occupies the 3rd floor of a huge building.
The place is huge. Most books are
categorized by topics, but there are also sections dedicated to specific publishers. Most books are of course in Chinese, but a foreign traveller
may be interested in their map department is well stocked. Among other products, they carry a series of road atlases for most of China's
provinces
and autonomous regions, suitable for both drivers and bicyclists. There is also an internet cafe on the 4th floor.
Hubei Province Foreign Languages Book Shop (Waiwen shudian), Zhongnan Road (Just north of Wulou Road, no English sign). Another big book shop. The "foreign languages" in its name seems to refer mostly to the textbooks and dictionaries of foreign languages for the Chinese audience and the books translated into Chinese from foreign languages, but they carry some literature in English as well.
Xinhua Bookstores. There are also a few large Xinhua Bookstores throughout the city.