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Hubei, a province in the middle reaches of the Yangtze
River and to north of Dongting Lake, is abbreviated as ＾Er￣.
During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods,
it was the territory of the State Chu. Under the
jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture in the Han Dynasty,
it became a province during the Qing Dynasty. The
180,000-square-kilometer province is home to Hans,
Tujias, Miaos, Huis, Dongs, Manchurians and other ethnic
peoples, with a total population of 60 million. Wuhan is
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The province slopes from the west to the east.
Shennongjia, eastern part of Daba Mountain, sits
in the west of the province, and its highest
peak is 3,105 meters above sea level. The
Jianghan plain, in the southeast of Hubei, has
so many lakes that gain it a nickname of
＾Province of a Thousand Lakes￣.
Hubei, with s long history and developed culture,
was one of birthplaces of Chinese Nation. People
in primitive society lived there hundreds of
thousand years ago, and advanced Chu Culture was
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created here. During the Three Kingdoms
Period, it became a major battlefield. Hubei is
endowed with a list of tourist attractions, such
as the East Lake, Yellow Crane Tower, Guiyuan
Temple, Longzhong Relics, Wudang Mountains,
Shennongjia, Xiling Gorge and Memorial Temple of
Quyuan. In 1994, the UNESCO had the ancient
compound on the Wudang Mountains and Ming
Xianling Tomb listed as the world cultural
heritage sites.
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Mean Temperature (Centigrade) |
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Mar |
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June |
July |
Aug |
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Oct |
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Dec |
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3.2 |
5.2 |
9.8 |
16.3 |
21.5 |
25.6 |
28.7 |
28.2 |
28.7 |
17.4 |
11.2 |
5.4 |
Wuhan |
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