Hubei Tour
If you cruise on Yangtze River downstream, you probably end up at Yichang or Wuhan, which are all located in Hubei Province. Cutting through by the Mighty Yangtze River and Hanshui River and peppered with lakes, Hubei is fertile and lush with the moniker of "Land of Rice and Fish".
Hubei features diverse landscapes with its western regions dominated by mountains and forests. The sublime Mount Wudang is a holy Taoist mountain listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Shennongjia Nature Reserve is a noted national park with eye-popping views.
Hubei is located in the center of the East China with a long history dating back to the Chu Kingdom more 2000 year ago. Today its legacy can be still found in the ancient city of Jingzhou, 222 km west of Wuhan. Wuhan itself is a crystallization of the modern Chinese history with huge developments still afoot.
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Hubei Travel Information
When to Visit
Hubei features a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Winter falls between December through early next March and January is the coldest month with average 1 to 6 °C; Summer could be very hot from July to August. Wuhan is bitterly hot and humid, dubbed as "furnace". But the west mountainous regions, namely Mount Wudang and Shennongjia Nature Reseve attract legions of tourists with their cooler summer. Spring ( late March to May ) and Autumn ( from September through early November ) are the best season to visit Hubei, mild and comfortable temperature, lush with greenery and flowers in spring and colored leaves in autumn.
Get There & Around
With its central location, Hubei is easily accessible by flight, railway and expressway. You can enter Hubei by flying in or out of Wuhan and Yichang. There are railway stations in the major cities in Hubei like Wuhan, Yichang, and Shiyan and more, which link many cities in China. You can also take a bus to enter Hubei which has a well-developed network of expressway and local highways. One of the interesting experience to enter Hubei is to take a cruise ship drifting on Yangtze River and enter Hubei at Yichang or Wuhan. The most popular cruise is to start from Chongqing passing through the Three Gorges Dams, the massive 5-stage ship lock and end up at Yichang.
1) Wudangshan 武当山
Located about over 450km northwest of Wuhan, Wudang Mountains is a sacred place of Taoism in China, well known for its Wudang martial arts, picturesque views and ancient buildings complex. In December, 1994, Wudang Mountains is listed as World Cultural Site for its ancient building complex, which is dubbed as "China's successful Ancient Building Museum".
2) Jingzhou Ancient City 荆州古城
Located about 220km southwest of Wuhan, Jingzhou was once the ancient capital of Chu Kingdom during the Eastern Zhou back to 2000 years ago. Today Jingzhou still has its ancient city relatively intact, a lovely small ancient town. The present city wall was rebuilt in 1646 during Qing Dynasty. The wall was built of limestone, bricks and earth.
3) Shennongjia 神农架
Located 480 km west of Wuhan, Shennongjia is world famed for its myth of ape-man, its densely forested peaks and medicinal plants. Shennongjia is mainly composed of Shennongjia Nature Reserve, Yantian Scenic Area, Xiangxiyuan Tourism Zone and Yuquanhe Tourism Zone. Shennongjia is the only well preserved large piece of the green land in China. Shennongjia National Nature Reserve was listed on UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
4) Hubei Provincial Museum 湖北省博物馆
Hubei Provincial Museum, located in the Wuchang District of Wuhan, is one of the best-known museums in China, with a large amount of State-level historic and cultural relics. Hubei Provincial Museum was established in 1953. It is known for an ancient set of bronze bells (Bell Chimes) among the extensive artifacts from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng.
5) Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼
Yellow Crane Tower is a famous and historic tower, rebuilt many times, which stands on Snake Hill, at the bank of Yangtze River in the Wuchang District, of the city of Wuhan. It is regarded as the symbol of Wuhan city. According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period.
6) Three Gorges Dam Project Yichang 三峡大坝
The dam is located in the areas of Xilingxia gorge, one of the three gorges of the river, which will control a drainage area of 1 million km 2 , with an average annual runoff of 451 billion m3 . The open valley at the dam site, with hard and complete granite as the bedrock, has provided the favorable topographical and geological conditions for dam construction.
7) Enshi Grand Canyon 恩施大峡谷
About 585 km west of Wuhan, Enshi Grand Canyon is within Banqiao Town and Tunbao Township in Enshi, Hubei. It is part of Qingjiang Canyon, 108 km long.
Enshi Grand Canyon features the rich karst topography on the banks of the gorge – the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum in the forms of caves, natural bridges and Tiankeng.
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