New China Archive

China in the 2020s

Hubei University of Education

In the summer of 2020 Wuhan was trapped in a cycle of rolling covid lockdowns that would continue for three years. During this time, I often walked around the empty city taking photographs. Below are some photos I took on the deserted campus of Hubei University of Education. My friend worked there before being locked out of the country while on vacation back in America.

Communist architecture in wuhan, China. New China architecture at Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, PRC. 2020.
Building on the campus of Hubei University of Education in Wuhan (June, 2020).
Communist architecture in wuhan, China. New China architecture at Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, PRC. 2020.
Housing on the campus of Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, China. The bars on the windows are common throughout China. This photo is from June of 2020.
Faux-classical architecture in Wuhan, China. 2020.
A faux-classical building on the campus of Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, China. This kind of imitation classical style was very common of new constructions in China around the turn of the millennium.
Communist architecture in wuhan, China. New China architecture at Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, PRC. June, 2020.
An academic building in Wuhan, China. The exposed hallways are common to most schools in China. Photo taken in June, 2020.
Communist architecture in wuhan, China. New China architecture at Hubei University of Education in Wuhan, PRC. 2020.
An academic building in Wuhan, China. June, 2020.