main cities of hubei: wuhan , huangshi , yichang , jingzhou, xiangfan , shiyan , enshi , jiangling
yichang, a modern city, situated at the entrance of xiling gorge. it was formerly a place contested by warlords and a battlefield of the "yiling war" in the three kingdoms period. on the outskirts of the city, there are the splendid gezhouba water conservancy project , three travelers' cave, taohua village of peach blossom, research institute of chinese sturgeon, ruins of ancient fortress, etc. the craft of painted pottery is well-known for its distinguishing feature.
yichang is in subtropical humid monsoonal climate zone, four seasons clearly demarcated; cloudy and sunny not certain in springs; with humid and hot summers; fine autumns; dry cold winters; with frost free period of 220- 300 days.
with more than 7,000 or 8,000 years of history, yichang was called "the throat of chuan (namely sichuan province) and e (namely hubei province)" in the xia and shang dynasties, it used to be the ancient "lands of jingzhou"; in spring and autumn period, as well as warring states, cortrolled by the chu state, it had been called "the west frontier fortress of chu" in history; one of the cradles of chu culture; called "xiling" in remote antiquity; also known as "yiling" for the yishan mountain in the northwest, "xiazhou" for guarding the three gorges.
the main mountains of yichang are: mt. dashengnongjia (with the highest peak of 3053 m), mt. wushan (with average height of 700-800m), mt. mingfeng, mt. guanmiao, mt. qingshan, mt. xiling; and the main rivers: huangbaihe river, qingjiang river, juzhanghe river, yuyanghe river, jingjiang river and xiangxi river. the local highlights: red tea.
location: located in the east mouth of the three gorges
neighboring areas: anhui, jiangxi, hunan, sichuan, shaanxi, and henan provinces
physical features: higher in the west and lower in the east
population: 3.92 million
urban population: 2.63 million
area: 21,084 sq km
nationalities: han, hui, manchu, miao, tujia and mongolian
history: with more than 7,000 or 8,000 years of history; called as "the throat of chuan (namely sichuan province) and e (namely hubei province)"; in the xia and shang dynasties, used to be the ancient "lands of jingzhou"; in spring and autumn period, as well as warring states, cortrolled by the chu state, being called "the west frontier fortress of chu" in history; one of the cradles of chu culture; called "xiling" in remote antiquity; also known as "yiling" for the yishan mountain in the northwest, "xiazhou" for guarding the three gorges
climatic features: in subtropical humid monsoonal climate zone, four seasons clearly demarcated; cloudy and sunny not certain in springs; with humid and hot summers; fine autumns; dry cold winters; with frost free period of 220- 300 days
average temperature: annual average temperature of 16c
rainfall: annual even precipitation 1,100 mm; concentrated on june, july and august, as well as in spring
mountains: mt. dashengnongjia (with the highest peak of 3053 m), mt. wushan (with average height of 700-800m), mt. mingfeng, mt. guanmiao, mt. qingshan, mt. xiling
rivers: huangbaihe river, qingjiang river, juzhanghe river, yuyanghe river, jingjiang river and xiangxi river
local highlights: red tea
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