http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardMon 21 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htmNowadays, the transportation in Hubei is very convenient. Railways, water carriage and roads are mature, and the airplanes can also be taken conveniently....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htm Geographical Location Hubei is a central province of the People’s Republic of China. It is situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, north of Dongting Lake. So it is called Hubei and its abbreviation is E. Covering a total area of 180,590 square kilometers, it is surrounded by Henan Province to the north, Jiangxi and Hunan to the south, Anhui to the east, Sichuan to the west and Shanxi to the northwest. The central south is Jianghan Plain which is a depositional plain formed by t...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htmSpecial Local Products There are some unique articles of daily use in Hubei province: feather fans in Honghu, rockeries in Yichang, plastic miniascape in Tianmen, lacquer in Lichuanba, etc..Black fungus grrowing in Fang county and Baokang county is well known. Besides it, Chinese chestnut in Luotian, gingko seeds in Suizhou, black salted turnip in Xiangfan, salted egg in Shahu, sweet and sour garlic in Shashi are also declious food in Hubei. They are souvenirs. Tourists will not feel regret to...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htm Local Food When it comes to food in Hubei, it is impossible not to speak of Wenchang fish. That year Chairman Mao zedong arrived in Hubei and wrote: “ Shortly after I drank water in Changsha, I just ate fish in Wuchang.” The authentic Wuchang fish is produced in Fankou, a small town nearby Wuchang, because bream fish fresh-water bream there has fat flesh and tastes nice and Steamed Wuchang Fish was already famous far early in Three Kingdoms’ times. Totally speaking, food in Hubei is spicy, si...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/minorities-festival.htm1 International Tour Festival in Wuhan, China Time：It is held at the end of September or the beginning of October each year. Introduction：nternational Tour Festival in Wuhan, China has been held three times since 2002 which saw its first, and the durence has changed from 3 days to 10 days. It is the tour show of the perfomances of different artists and teams from tens of countries and the chance to meet different cultures. 2 East Lake Plum Blossom Festival Time： It starts between Feburary an...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/history.htmHubei belonged to the powerful state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, most part of the territories was covered by marsh. Qin Dynasty was founded, and Hubei became the important passage to the south. The population increased and the swampland turned to the farmland by draining. Han Dynasty set Jiangxia Jun and Nan Jun here. Shu and Wu kept fighting for the land in the time of Three Kingdoms. Jin Dynasty set Jing Zhou, and Tang Dynasty set E Zhou. Song Dyna...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htmThere is a comprehensive road net in Hubei province, which reaches from the centre of the big cities to the heart of mountains and links the train and the water carriage. At present several highways are still being built. Two highways are opened to traffic: Wuhuang Highway starts from Huangmei to Huangshi and Wuhan; Hanyi Highway runs from Wuhan to Jingzhou and Yichang. There are other highways being built: Wuhan-Xiangfan-Shiyan, Jingzhou-Jingmen-Xiangfan, Wuhan-Xinyan(Henan), Yichang-Lichuan, a...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htmThe cities of Hubei Province such as Wuhan, Jinzhou, Yichang, Xiangfan, Enshi And Laohekou has its own civil airport, among of which Wuhan Tianhe International Airport has some domestic and international airlines....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hubei/transport.htm Economy Hubei is one of the industry and agriculture production bases in China, and light and heavy industries and agriculture contribute equally to the total output value of its industry and agriculture, and they are close to balance. Industry Since the 1950s, Hubei has become the major area to develop industry in China. With its abundent mineral resources, many large-scale mineral bases are built like Wuhan steel works, Daye iron works, Jinxiang phosphorite plant, and Yingcheng gypsum pla...