Hongshan District concentrates most of Wuhan's top universities — 武汉大学, 华中科技大学, 华中师范大学, 武汉理工大学 — making it the student heart of central China.
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The name comes from Mount Hong (洪山), a small hill in the district with the Ming-era Baotong Temple (宝通寺) and the Hongshan Pagoda. Hongshan-grown 洪山菜薹 (purple flowering stalk vegetable) is a protected local specialty.
