main cities of hubei: wuhan , huangshi , yichang , jingzhou, xiangfan , shiyan , enshi , jiangling
hubei province in central china was so named because the land is located to the north of dongting lake in the middle reach of the yangtze river . hubei is also known simply as "e", hubei was the territory of chu kingdom during the warring states and people also call hubei chu.
hubei , with its long history and splendid culture, is one of the originating places of the chinese people. the province has an area of 185,900 square kilometers and a population of 5,938,000. its capital, wuhan , which has long been known as "the center of waterways", is one of the metropolis in the country.
hubei province is embraced by mountains from the east, west and north, and it is endowed with flat low lands in the center, mountainous area accounts for 56%, hilly area 24% and plains and lake area 20% of the total area. lake area takes up almost 10% of the total, giving the province the name "province of a thousand lakes". generally speaking, hubei province is under the influence of the subtropical monsoon climate. it is cold in winter and hot in summer with an average annual temperature between 15 and 17 degrees celsius and an annual waterfall between 800mm and 1,600mm. the climate is fit for agriculture, forestry, husbandry and fishery. hubei is rich in mineral resources 111 minerals have been found in the province, accounting for 74% of all the 150 minerals already found in the country, 66 mineral reserves have been prospected accounting for 48% of all the 137 prospected mineral reserves. the province leads the country in phosphorus, silt, iron, copper gypsum and carbon reserves. the province boasts of abundant hydraulic resource with a potential power capacity of 3,310 kilowatts, for which the province is seated at no.4 in the country.
hubei is also the cradle of the chu culture. in its land numerous scenes of humanities interest and a large legacy can still be found in the province along with its beautiful scenery, hubei has long been a well-known tourist resort.
hubei is situated in a singularly favorable economic position. its well situated geographic position and convenient traffic, transportation and communications enable hubei to play the connections part in the country 's overall economic layout, hubei connects the north and south and joins the east to the west. the province has always been one of the most economically advanced areas in china . thanks to the 40-odd years of construction since the founding of the republic, especially the development after the opening-up, hubei's comprehensive economic strength has been greatly improved and has already emerged as an important industrial, agricultural, scientific and educational base of the country.
since comrade deng xiaoping made his important speech during his south-china inspection tour, hubei has seized the opportunity of opening-up of the yangtze economic belt, the development of pudong and the three gorges project to implement its accelerating development stratagem. the stratagem places emphasis on the yangtze economic belt, takes advantage of the three gorges project and aims at speeding up the province's development. the tide of opening-up and development is now rolling on the old and new land of vitality.
the province's economy is now on the fast track. the growth of gdp of the province has been above the national average consecutively since 1994. today hubei is the forefront of reform and opening-up of china 's middle western regions and also the hot point of investment drawing both domestic and international attention.
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