Easternmost district of Wuhan, separated from the city's urban core by the Yangtze. Site of Yangluo Port (
阳逻港) - Wuhan's main Yangtze container terminal - and the Wenchi (
问津) Academy, traditionally said to be founded on the spot where Confucius sent his disciples to "ask for the ford" (
问津), a story in the Analects. Not to be confused with Xinzhou (
忻州) in Shanxi or the historic
新洲 in Chaozhou, Guangdong.
