Introduction
The District of Caidian is situated along a tributary of the Yangtze river. There are karaoke bars, open markets and swathes of local shops from start-ups to well known chains. There is a main supermarket in the high street and a few Western-style bakeries. The town is fast developing due to globalization. There are numerous hospitals and schools in the town. A local specialty is hot, spicy beef noodles, which is boiled in large cauldrons. Some residents achieve notable academic success, attending local universities within Wuhan, such as Wuhan university, a top ten university in China. Lotus grows in the small lakes within the towns and are managed by government workers. Chinese New Year is a popular time for the town with many fireworks being sold and lit. Bus services to Wuhan city are excellent and affordable.Geography
The eastern half of the district is dominated by urban land. There are scattered patches of forest throughout the district. The southern tip of the district has a large rural settlement. There is a thin forest corridor that stretches from the northern part of the district to the southern tip. This is broken up by water, and in the center, urban land. The district is broken up by bodies of waters and rivers. Most of the land is arable land for farming.Administrative Divisions
Caidian District implemented many changes in administrative division organization after the 2010 Census. Among the changes, Suohe Town has become Suohe Subdistrict. Caidian District currently administers eight subdistricts, two administrative committees, oneHistory
Some local residents remember when the Japanese marched through Caidian town. Anti-Japanese television shows are played on television to this day. Suohe Town This town contains a weaving mill. Lakes The following lakes are present in the district: * Houguan lake Recently a walkway was built across the lake to improve accessibility. Housing developers are banned from building within 50 meters of this structure. * Xiaozha lake * Guanlian lake * Chenhu lake * Wanjia lake * Zhushan lake Shimao Carnival Business Center Theme Park This will be the largest indoor theme park in China, and is set to be complete by 2015. It has cost $0.7 billion and stretches over 8 million square meters. It will be located by Houguan Lake. It will have the following themes: ''Ice Age, Heaven Town, Warriors Forest, Rainbow Continent, and DreamWorks'' Crimes Against Humanity In 2000 it was reported in Caidian that local officials drowned a baby. The baby was held and submerged in the water of a paddy field. The baby was then thrown in a toilet. Bee Mystery On 5 June 2014 it was discovered that 2.4 million bees had died in the district. The cause of this was a mystery, though it was suspected that the cause was pesticides. Dead Fish 100,000 kilos of fish perished at a fish farm in Caidian in 2007. The cause of this was said to be blue-green algae. Tree planting Charities coordinate with local schools to plant trees in the district. Popular Culture Part of the book 'A Corpse's Transmutation' is set in Caidian, where an old man and his son own an inn.Climate
Transport
Line 4 of Wuhan Metro is serving Caidian District.Infrastructure
Caidian District has been chosen by the Wuhan City authorities to construct a temporary 1000 bed hospital named Huoshenshan Hospital to cope with the Wuhan coronavirus in January 2020. Four state owned civil engineering firms are developing the site.Gallery
References
{{Authority control Geography of Wuhan County-level divisions of Hubei