商貿金融中心　

　　武漢一直是長江中游的商貿金融中心，歷史上流傳著“貨到漢口活”的說法。明末清初，漢口就躋身全國四大名鎮之列，成為“楚中第一繁盛處”。上個世紀初，漢口一度成為中國第二大對外通商口岸，中國四大金融中心之一。今天，這座商家必爭之地仍然商賈云集，千街熙攘。目前，全市擁有商業網點12萬余個，有3家商業企業躋身全國連鎖經營企業30強行列，全市社會消費品零售總額突破千億元大關。法國“家樂福”、德國“麥德龍”、美國“沃爾瑪”等國際零售商業巨頭相繼進入武漢，推動了武漢商業貿易發展。武漢金融、證卷交易同樣活躍，中國人民銀行和一批國有商業銀行在武漢建立了區域性的機構，法國興業銀行在漢設立了分行，10多家外國銀行和保險公司在武漢設立了辦事機構。

　　 
Center of Commerce, Trade and Finance 
 
Wuhan has long been the center of commerce,trade and finance in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.A saying handed down from the past history goes loke this."goods sell well when they reach Hankou".At the turn from Ming Dynasy to Qing Dynasty,Hankou emerged as one of top 4 Famous Towns in China and "the mo st flourishing and bustling place in central China".In the beginning of last century.Hankou was once the second binggest port city in the country and one of China's top 4 financial centers. Today ,this strategic city is still the rendezvous of businessmen and as busy and bustling as before.Up to date,the city ishome to app roximately 120 thousand shopping networks and stores.Of this total.3 retailers based in Wuhan are among China's top 30 franchising enterprises. The city'stotal retail sales of consumer goods surpassed 100 billion RMB yuan.A number of international retail giants including Carrefour of France.Metro of Germany and Wal-Mart of the United States have set up operations in Wuhan one after another and gives great momentum to the loval retail sector.Wuhan'sfinancial sector andother state-owned commercial banks estabilshed regional headquarters in the city. Societe Generale of France has opened its branch band and dozens of other foreign banks and insurers have their ropresentative offices in Wuhan.