In the post-epidemic era, the normalized prevention and control seems to make people forget
the initial panic, but the reactions and changes in the society at the beginning of the epidemic are worth
exploring and summarizing. Wuhan, as the initial outbreak site of the Covid 19 epidemic, has recovered
its city image as the epidemic waned, and media presentation has an important role in improving the
city’s image during this process. This paper summarizes the media presentation of Wuhan’s city image
by studying the Wuhan-related tweets in the official account of People’s Daily between December 31,
2019 and December 31, 2020, using the content analysis method and taking into account the actual
context of Wuhan at that time. The study found that the official microblogs of People’s Daily during
the epidemic period portrayed the image of Wuhan citizens who were steadfast in their mission and
grateful for their dedication; the image of the grateful government who was prompt in correcting
deviations and open in government affairs; the image of chivalrous society with deep cultural heritage;
the image of the modern river city that was beautiful and dynamic and full of fireworks; and the
communication image of the heroic city that deserved encouragement and praise for being safe and
open. This study also summarizes the problems that exist in the process of handling crisis, maintaining
and repairing the image of Wuhan government in the face of major public crisis events.