Qiyimen (Uprising Gate)
起义门
The Wuchang city gate that revolutionary troops opened during the Xinhai Uprising. It is the only surviving gate of the old Wuchang city wall and is now a landmark of the uprising.
Qiyimen (Uprising Gate), originally called Zhonghe Gate, is on Qiyi Street in Wuchang District. Of the nine gates of old Wuchang, it is the only one that has survived. On October 10, 1911, during the Wuchang Uprising of the Xinhai Revolution, revolutionaries from the Engineering Battalion opened the gate to let artillery units from outside enter the city. It was renamed Qiyimen the following year. The gate and tower have been restored, and a small square beside it is open to the public for free. It can be visited together with the Wuchang Uprising Memorial Hall (Red Building), Shouyi Square and Changchun Temple.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Xinhai Revolution Museum
- Wuchang Uprising Memorial (Red Building)
- Former Site of the Central Peasant Movement Institute
- Changchun Temple
- Yellow Crane Tower
- Liangdao Street
- Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge
- Hubu Alley