Wuhan,
the capital of Hubei Province, is China's important industrial
base. It's located in a flat and low-lying land of an alluvial
plain, and crisscross with rivers and streams along with numerous
lakes and ports. Wuhan is at the confluence of the Yangtze River
and the Hanshui River. It has the sub-tropical climate with
an annual average temperature of 16.3 degree Celsius, rainfall
of 1,260 millimeters, and a frost-free period of 253 days. It
abounds in agricultural and aquatic resources. Its minerals
include coal, iron, limestone, copper, phosphorus and asbestos.
Iron and
steel, machinery and textiles are Wuhan's three major prop-ups
in industry. Its foodstuff, chemical and papermaking industries
hold an important position in China. Wuhan has a well-developed
agriculture, and abounds in cotton, rape seeds, sesame seeds,
peanuts, lotus roots, poultry, eggs etc. and is listed as a
key base for production of commodity grains and freshwater fish.
Wuhan is
a China's inland key commercial center and the place of concentration
and distribution for goods and materials, and Hankou in particular,
is renowned for its flourishing commerce. It's also a famous
Chinese historical and cultural city. There are quite a lot
beautiful mountains, rivers and lakes. Its best-known sceneries
include East Lake scenic area, yellow Crane Tower and Shengxiang
Pagoda etc.
Wuhan has
embarked on the road of building itself into the largest Chinese
inland economic, financial and trade center, a key industrial
and commercial port linking China's inland markets with the
economic sphere of South-East Asia, North-East Asia and Middle
Asia, and world markets, as well as an international metropolis.