Independent travel guide
Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising
武昌起义军政府旧址Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising
The red-brick former revolutionary government building associated with the 1911 Wuchang Uprising. Give the site 1.5-2 hours (Red Building courtyard + main hall + basic display); about 3 hours if you also visit Shouyi Square and the south-sector museum if you do not want to rush. Check the gate before setting off, especially when the map pin covers a broad area.
Free exterior / paid elements · Checked 2026-08-02
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No reservation
How to book
For the public area of Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising, the checked official information does not require advance reservation; paid sub-projects remain separate.
No fixed booking lead time is published; confirm the current South/North Area arrangement before departure.
Booking steps
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Open the official Current visitor notice page and confirm that it names Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising.
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Apply the published rule for Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising: The current official guide records entry with a valid document at the site without online reservation; passport handling is not expressly stated.
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At the named gate or staffed desk, present carry the original passport and request manual identity-document verification at the site.; do not substitute a third-party booking claim.
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Save the official page and follow this fallback if the online route fails: Use the staffed registration desk and follow the museum's current site instructions if an area is controlled.
Carry the original passport and request manual identity-document verification at the site.
Use the staffed registration desk and follow the museum's current site instructions if an area is controlled.
Imported official reservation note
The official visit notice states: visitors enter orderly under on-site staff guidance with a valid document—no online booking needed. The North Area's daily capacity is about 4,000; peak season may involve queues. Groups wanting a human guide must book by phone in advance (North Area: 027-88875305).
Research checked 2026-08-121.5-2 hours (Red Building courtyard + main hall + basic display); about 3 hours if you also visit Shouyi Square and the south-sector museum
How to visit
Main entrance of the Wuchang Uprising Military Government former site (Red Building), at No.1 Wuluo Road, Wuchang District, north end of Yuemachang; the entrance faces south toward Shouyi Square.
Finish Memorial of the Wuchang Uprising with one slower gallery or the shop, then leave through the signed exit and check the transport note before heading back: Use Wuhan Metro or a licensed taxi and navigate with the exact Chinese entrance name.
- 1Stop 1Shouyi Square
Yuemachang: entrance area with the 1931 Sun Yat-sen bronze statue, and the 'Baijiang Tai' at the south end (where Li Yuanhong made Huang Xing commander)—photo first.
- 2Stop 2The Red Building's exterior
E-jun Dudufu former site: a two-storey brick-and-wood Western-style parliamentary Red Building built in 1910 with a red-tile roof, originally the Hubei Provincial Consultative Bureau of the Qing dynasty; listed as a first-batch national key cultural-relics site in 1961.
- 3Stop 3Restored spaces such as the Dudufu conference hall
The main hall preserves the Dudufu conference hall, Governor Li's living room and the guard room—note the 'Restored E-jun Dudufu Former Site' display is paid.
- 4Stop 4'Dare to Be First' — permanent exhibition on the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 Revolution
Basic display (free): four parts—the Hankou riverside concession street scene, the Wuchang Uprising sculpture group, the Sun Yat-sen bronze statue and 'vast river flows'.
- 5Stop 5Bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen
Cast in 1931, in the square/courtyard—the iconic photo spot when visiting the Red Building.
- 6Stop 6Baijiang Platform (Platform of Appointing Generals)
Memorial stele to Li Yuanhong making Huang Xing commander, at the south end of Shouyi Square.
- 7Stop 7(Optional) Walk south across Shouyi Square for about 10 minutes to the South Area of the Xinhai Revolution Museum (No.258 Peng Liu Yang Road) to see the 'Foundation of the Republic' exhibition.
(Optional) Walk south across Shouyi Square for about 10 minutes to the South Area of the Xinhai Revolution Museum (No.258 Peng Liu Yang Road) to see the 'Foundation of the Republic' exhibition.
Best time
Enter as early as possible after the weekday opening (9:00–10:00), avoiding weekends and holidays. On Monday the north sector is open but the south is closed; on Tuesday the north closes.
Imported official opening note
North sector (Red Building): closed Tuesdays, open Wednesday–Monday 9:00–17:00 (entry stops 16:00), except statutory holidays and special cases. Note: the south sector (Xinhai Revolution Museum) closes Mondays—the two sectors close on different days.
Research checked 2026-08-12Foreigner notes
The official site doesn't explicitly list passport types, but says visitors enter on a valid document with no online booking; foreign tourists can simply show their passport at the manual verification lane. Since no booking is required, passport-format concerns don't apply.
Not applicable—no online booking is required, so no mainland China phone number is needed.
Ordinary visits are free with no ticket-payment step; the paid display (Restored E-jun Dudufu Former Site) and culture-shop payment methods aren't stated on the official site—prepare Alipay/WeChat on site; cash acceptance unknown.
The official site is all-Chinese; free talks are in Chinese (north sector 9:30 on weekdays, 9:30 and 14:30 on weekends/holidays). No English tour/audio-guide info found.
Search 辛亥革命博物院 with its address rather than relying on a city-level result; the entrance is the useful destination.
Avoid these mistakes
Getting the wrong closure day wastes the trip: the north sector (Red Building) closes Tuesdays, while the adjacent south sector (Xinhai Revolution Museum) closes Mondays. Confirm which sector is open on your date before travelling—Monday works for the Red Building, Tuesday doesn't.
Entry stops at 16:00; arriving late in the afternoon means rejection. Arrive by 15:30 at the latest, allowing queue time; 9:00–10:00 is recommended.
Mistaking the 'Restored E-jun Dudufu Former Site' display for free—it's paid, priced per in-house notice. After entering, confirm the paid display's price and whether it's open that day at the ticket/advisory office before deciding to buy.
Slippers or sloppy dress mean being refused (per the official notice). Dress appropriately and don't wear slippers.
Large bags or pets are refused (officially prohibited). Store large luggage before visiting and don't bring pets.
Peak-season queues: the north sector caps at 14,000 visitors/day and may restrict holidays. Avoid statutory-holiday peaks and arrive as early as possible on weekdays.
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Sources and evidence
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Items to reconfirm
- The official site doesn't publish the price of the paid 'Restored Hubei Military Government Headquarter' display (it says 'fees follow in-house notices'), so no official price data exists. — Call the north sector 027-88875305 or check at the on-site information office to confirm that day's paid-display price.
- The official site doesn't explicitly list foreign passports as valid documents; the passport process is inferred (valid document + manual verification). — Show your passport at the manual lane on arrival; call 027-88875305 first to confirm.
- No English tour/audio-guide info found; free talks are all in Chinese. — Ask at the on-site service desk whether an English voice guide exists.
Official
OfficialCurrent visitor noticePublisher · 1911 Revolution Museum
Used forStates the current valid-document, on-site entry arrangement for the museum's memorial sites; it does not publish a foreign-passport online route.
Verified 2026-08-02Official地图导航-辛亥革命博物院Publisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02Official为天下先——辛亥革命武昌起义史迹陈列Publisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02Official2026年清明节开放公告Publisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02OfficialWuhan official visitor referencePublisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02OfficialVisit notice — Xinhai Revolution MuseumPublisher · Xinhai Revolution Museum (official site)Used forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12OfficialMap navigation — Xinhai Revolution MuseumPublisher · Xinhai Revolution Museum (official site)Used forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12Official'Dare to Be First' — permanent exhibition on the Wuchang Uprising of the 1911 RevolutionPublisher · Xinhai Revolution Museum (official site)Used forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12Official2026 Qingming Festival opening noticePublisher · Xinhai Revolution Museum (official site)Used forUsed to verify the imported ticketing, booking, opening-hours or visitor-guidance fields.
Verified 2026-08-12Community experience
Venue-specific official pages are used where available. City-level official references provide context and are not booking confirmation; editorial and community sources are used only for route choices, pacing and first-hand experience.
辛亥革命博物院武珞路1号(近首义广场)