Surrounded by East Lake and Luojia Mountain, Wuhan University is known as "the most beautiful university in China" with beautiful campus environment and picturesque scenery.

The school covers an area of 5 195 mu with a building area of 27 1 000 square meters. Palace-style buildings combining Chinese and Western styles are simple, elegant and magnificent, and 26 early buildings are listed as "national key cultural relics protection units".