Wuhan is the Boston of China

Boston is 240 miles from New York, the commercial capital of the US.  It is one of the few US cities to have a subway, along with New York, Washington, and San Francisco.  The American Revolution started here, with the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's famous midnight ride, and the "shot heard around the world" at the Battle of Lexington.  Today, Boston is one of the top cities in the US, with 4.5 million people in its metro area.  It is a center of culture, with entities such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Opera House and Boston Ballet.  It is one of the top university centers in the nation, with more than 100 colleges and universities, including Boston University, Boston College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Northeastern, Suffolk, and Tufts.  The Charles River runs through it. 

Wuhan is 520 miles from Shanghai.  It is the 5th Chinese city to have a metro, (after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou).  The Chinese Revolution of 1911, which overthrew the Qing Dynasty, originated in Wuhan, and the city has several museums about the revolution.  Wuhan has 6.4 million people in its urban area, and is one of the top 13 cities in China.  It is one of the top 3 scientific and education centers in China, along with Beijing and Shanghai.  It has 35 universities and colleges including Wuhan University, Hubei University, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, and Wuhan Institute of Technology. The Yangtze and Han rivers run through it.