Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower

Wuhan

武汉 · River City of Nine Provinces

🎫 Tickets Booking · Wuhan

Last verified 26 Jul 2025

From Yellow-Crane–Tower rooftops to free-but-fierce museum tickets, here's every drop-time, lead window and wallet quirk you'll need to lock in the Yangtze-bend highlights.

1 Overview

Real-name e-tickets are mandatory for Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan University Cherry-Blossom Zones (March only) and several East-Lake attractions.
Mobile-first: all sales run through WeChat / Alipay mini-programs or Dianping/Meituan. A mainland SIM is helpful for SMS alerts, but most apps now accept foreign numbers or e-mail your QR.
Precision drops: Yellow Crane Tower opens at 07:30 every day for the following seven days; Hubei Museum releases at 18:00, 5 days ahead; cherry-blossom quotas drop 10:00, exactly 3 days ahead, and vanish in seconds on peak bloom weekends.

2 Pre-Booking Essentials

Item Details
Passport scan Upload photo page (visa if asked) for every real-name ticket.
Mobile number Mainland SIM strongly advised; most sites now accept overseas numbers or e-mail fallback.
WeChat / Alipay Link Visa / Mastercard after wallet KYC (passport + selfie).
Clock sync Match device time to time.gov.cn (± 1 s) just before drops.

3 Booking-Alerts (2025)

Hubei Provincial Museum / 湖北省博物馆
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Capacity: 10,000
Release: 18:00 CST, 5 days ahead (4 time slots)
Platform: "湖北省博物馆预约" mini-prog
Wuhan University Cherry-Blossom Zone (Mar 10 – Apr 5)
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Capacity: 15,000
Release: 10:00 CST, 3 days ahead
Platform: "武汉大学樱花" mini-prog
East-Lake Scenic Ferry & Cable
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Capacity: 8,000
Release: Rolling, buy 1 – 7 days ahead
Platform: "东湖绿道" mini-prog
Yellow-Crane Night-Show (roof-top light-map)
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Capacity: 3,000 seats
Release: 12:00 CST, 2 days ahead
Platform: Same mini-prog, choose "夜场演出"
Happy Valley Theme Park
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Capacity: 30,000
Release: Rolling 14 days
Platform: "武汉欢乐谷" mini-prog
East-Lake Peony Garden (Apr)
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Capacity: 5,000
Release: 09:00 CST, 2 days ahead
Platform: "东湖花朝" mini-prog
Yellow Crane Tower Park / 黄鹤楼公园
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Capacity: 12,000
Release: 07:30 CST, 7 days ahead
Platform: "黄鹤楼公园" mini-prog
Huangpi Mulan Culture Ecotourism Zone / 黄陂木兰文化生态旅游区
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Capacity: 8,000 (combo ticket)
Release: Rolling 7 days ahead
Platform: "黄陂木兰专线" mini-prog

*Risk key — 🟥 High = sells out ≤ 15 min 🟧 Med = sold < 24 h 🟩 Low except Golden Week.

4 Booking Windows & Platforms

Yellow Crane Tower – choose 08:00–12:00 or 12:00–16:30 entry; re-entry not allowed.
Hubei Museum – free but must reconfirm 24 h prior or QR auto-voids; Note "Chime-Bells" concert costs ¥30 extra (book inside app).
Cherry Blossom – campus gates scan both passport & QR; night slot 18:30 for tripod photos.
East-Lake – bundle ferry + cable-car saves ¥20 and skips second security.
Happy Valley – ¥20 off if bought before midnight the day prior; ID tied to fingerprint at gate.

5 Payment Methods

Method Notes
WeChat / Alipay Preferred; wallet KYC then add foreign card.
Credit-card gateway Yellow Crane & Happy Valley pages accept Visa / MC direct.
Cash Still needed at island-ferry kiosks and night snack streets—carry ¥10–¥20 notes.

6 Cancellations & Refunds

100 % refund ≥ 24 h before entry • 50 % 4–24 h • No refund < 4 h.
Free tickets auto-void if QR unscanned within the first 30 min of your slot.

7 Pro Tips

1
Dual alarms — 07:28 & 07:29 for Yellow Crane drop; have passport number on clipboard.
2
Cherry-blossom back-door — enter at Sanshan Street Gate (南二门) 08:00; main gate queues 45 min.
3
Museum combo — book 14:00 slot; catch chime-bells show 15:00 and exit with closing gallery crowd-free.
4
Off-peak East-Lake — take 16:30 ferry, hike boardwalk at golden hour; return by night bus 401.
5
QR screenshots fail — screenshot anyway; scanners sometimes lag, attendants may type code manually.