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Places in China: Hubei Province
A great farming and fishing province, Hubei also has a lot to offer travellers who want to see Chinese life styles, both modern and ancient. Being on the Yangtze River, fishing and water activities are common in Hubei. In fact this position halfway between Shanghai and Chonqing has helped to make Hubei Province and its capital city of Wuhan very important in China's history.
Industry in China is highly dependent on products from Hubei, especially its motor vehicle and chemical production and the hydroelectric plants in the region. The new Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province is the world's largest conservation project.
Hubei is a land with a lot of water from the two major rivers in the province as well as the lakes. The fertile land, coupled with the abundant water supply has made the province a great farming area. In fact, nearly fifty percent of China's cotton and rice come from Hubei. The Jianghan plain in the centre of the province is surrounded by several mountains around the periphery Hubei. This fertile plain is quite productive.
There are areas of Hubei which are dense wilderness portions on the western side of the province. This is the Shengnongjia, a national reservation. There have been traces of wild people found in the area, making it quite a mysterious region.
Other cultural relics are to be found in the province, especially concerning the Chu culture. There are grottoes, towers and the ruins of mausoleums, temples and ancient homes of people of the nobility class. These tend to be scattered throughout the province.
Other attractions of interest to tourists include the city of Jingzhou, which was made famous during the Three Kingdoms battles. Chibi (Red Cliff) is another well-known site of an ancient battle.
A major tourist attraction is cruising through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. There are lush forests and sacred mountains in the province as well for those whose interests lie in those types of places.
Hubei has been considered a part of the original Chinese country's people. There are remnants of several ethnic groups still living in the province. Although the Han are around ninety-five percent of the population, many other groups are well represented. Over sixty million people live on around 185,000 square kilometres of land, giving a population density in the province of 324 people per square kilometre.
The monsoon climate is considered subtropical. Winters are short but cold while summers are long and quite hot. The province of Hubei is located a bit to the southeast of the centre of China.
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