武汉军运会 湖北欢迎您 Hubei, a new stage to embrace world
The 7th CISM Military World Games will kick off in Wuhan from Oct. 18 to 27. Hubei is ready to welcome thousands of people around the world to celebrate the grand event.
（photo by Wang Changqing）
Wuhan, known as "a city of a hundred lakes," embraces mountains and rivers. Stunning venues give the city a wow factor.
(photo by Zhang Peng)
This is one of China’s most important international sports events this year, featuring around 10,000 athletes from 100 countries, 230,000 volunteers and 35 competition venues.
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center
Wuhan Sports Center (photo by Mei Tao)
This is the first time in the history of Military World Games that all competition events have been organized by a single city.
Light show along the Yangtze River
"An event invigorates a city."
The main axis of the Yangtze River is refreshing as spectacular light show is staged along the Yangtze River.
Great Wuhan enjoys great rivers and lakes.
The home field is splendid and remarkable.
(photo by Mei Tao)
Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge
A deep chasm turns into a thoroughfare.
A bunch of Yangtze River Bridges draws multi-coloured rainbows.
The total metro mileage of the city reaches 334 kilometers.
It ranks the fifth nationwide and the top ten worldwide.
Wuhan boasts international style with ever-renovating streets and ever-growing high-rise buildings.
Here, let’s take a close look at four highlighting aspects of Hubei.
Picturesque
Landscape
Hubei lies in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and north of the Dongting Lake.
When it comes to "Great Beauty of Hubei", mountains and rivers are inevitable choices.
Dajiu Lake in Shennongjia
Qingjiang Gallery （photo by Wang Zuman）
Jiugong Mountain in Xianning
（Photo by Chen Yong）
Yangtze River Wetland in Shishou
（photo by Chen Yong）
200 million years ago, Shennong Ding (Shennong's Peak) became the birthplace of central China’s highest point at an altitude of 3,105 meters, after the severe fold of the Shennongjia Mountains.
The mysterious line of 30 degrees north latitude runs through the civilization of the Emperor Yandi, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation, as well as harmonious coexistence of golden monkeys, giant salamanders and human beings.
Golden monkeys in Shennongjia
（photo by Liu Shusong）
Elks （photo by Ke Hao）
Hubei is a home to wonders, which can be seen in Shennong Ding (nicknamed “the Roof of Central China”), Golden Peak of Wudang Mountains, Qingjiang Gallery and Enshi Grand Canyon.
A bird’s eye view of Wudang Mountain
（photo by Rao Yangcan）
Enshi Grand Canyon（photo by Chen Yong）
The Yangtze River rushes from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to take shape of the 193-kilometer-long Three Gorges.
Every minute, 800,000 cubic meters of the Yangtze River flows eastward through the Three Gorges Reservoir.
Three Gorges Project（photo by Zheng Jiayu）
Every minute, 13,200 cubic meters of the Han River pours out from Danjiangkou Reservoir.
Over the past 4 years, Beijing, capital of China, has received 4 billion cubic meters of the south water from Danjiangkou Reservoir, which has benefited more than 12 million residents.
Danjiangkou Reservoir （photo by Chen Yong）
Two great rivers have washed out Jianghan Plain where is blessed with over 300 lakes.
Wuhan East Lake（photo by Chen Yong）
Liangzi Lake（photo by Zhang Hongbin）
Mild climate, fertile land and abundant rivers have endowed people in Hubei with flexible characters.
High-speed railway passes through the Jianghan Plain
（photo by Chen Yong）
Hubei enjoys vigorous development thanks to nature’s gift and its industrious people.
Brilliant
Culture
Ancient human life in Hubei could be traced back to two million years ago.
In the Neolithic Age, the Jianghan Plain witnessed flourishing population.
Emperor Yan
According to historical records, Yan Emperor, the first ancestor of the Chinese people，created the Chinese farming civilization. His hometown is in Suizhou city of the province.
Bronze Broadax
Hubei’s ancestors used bronze smelting, bamboo lacquer, silk embroidery to create the magnificent Chu Culture.
Chime bells of Marquis Yi, was unearthed in 1987 in Suizhou.
Hubei witnessed profound Three Kingdoms culture as many popular Three Kingdoms stories happened in Xiangyang and Jingzhou of the province.
World’s biggest bronze Kwan Kung statue in Jinghzou
（photo by Chen Yong & Mei Tao）
Ming Xianling Tomb，built in 1519 and completed in 1540 for Zhu Youyuan, is much larger than Ming Tombs.
Ming Xianling Tomb
The Great Tea Road departed from Hubei to Europe at the end of the 17th century.
Over a hundred years ago, the first shot to end China’s feudal monarchy was triggered in Wuchang.
The Great Tea Road in Xianning & The former site of the Wuchang Uprising for the Revolution of 1911.
Ancient Poets have written hundreds of poems to praise Hubei for its landscapes.
Jiugong Mountain in Xianning& Xiangyang Ancient City
（photo by Li Xuedang）
Xiangyang Tang Dynasty City
（photo by Wang Lilue）
Qu Yuan’s hometown in Zigui
（photo by Zheng Jiayu）
Wuhan embraces 128 colleges and universities with 1.5 million students, the largest number in China.
Wuhan University（photo by Mei Tao）& Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Test site of Wuhan Hongxin Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd. (photo by Mei Tao）
Food &Transportation
Hot and spicy crayfish is the most popular dish in Hubei.
Over half of China's crayfish is produced in Hubei. When friends gather at sidewalk snack booths in summer, it becomes communal eating with a fun atmosphere.
Hubu Lane （photo by Mei Tao）
Hubei cuisine, or Chu cuisine, has been listed as top 10 most famous cuisines in China.
Hubei snacks are also popular as guests around the world will love hot dry noodles, Xiaogan Rice Beverage and spicy-braised duck neck.
Wuhan Hongmiao Overpass
（photo by Mei Tao)
A province where yummy food is gathered is also a province famed for its convenient transportation.
Wuhan Meijiashan Overpass
（photo by Mei Tao）
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
（photo by Ni Na）
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, the largest international air hub in central China, has over 60 direct international air routes.
Wuhan CRH Base （photo by Ke Hao）
Wuhan can reach to 24 provinces and municipalities in a 4-hour high-speed rail.
Yangluo Port
Wuhan New Port, an important port in middle reaches of the Yangtze River, serves regional economic development and Belt and Road Initiative.
High speed in the valley （photo by Ji Shaoqin）
The total mileage of highways, rural highways and high-grade waterways in the province is all listed as top three in the country.
Zuigui Yangtze River Bridge （photo by Qin Changzheng）
38 bridges (both completed and under construction) are on the Hubei section of the Yangtze River. A Yangtze River Bridge is built every 30 kilometers on average.
New Era
The Yangtze River, which has been running for thousands of years, breeds the land and witnesses the changes of Hubei.
Yangtze River Golden Waterway
（photo by Huang Yimu）
60 million residents are also protecting the mother river.
Yichang section of the Yangtze River
（photo by Liu Shusong）
Protective forest belt of the Yangtze River in Jiayu County
（photo by Chen Yong）
The 1,061-km stretch of Hubei section of the Yangtze River features lush and green trees on the banks, representing like a green ribbon.
The Yangtze River Wuhan section
（photo by Ni Na）
Hubei sees not only green hills and clear waters but also gold and silver mountains.
The Optics Valley attracts investment worth 400 billion yuan.
Wuhan Future City in Optics Valley
（photo by Mei Tao）
More than 2,300 "Internet Plus" enterprises have settled in Optics Valley, a cradle of a 100 billion-dollar industry almost every year. The total number of high-tech zones amounts to 12, ranking first in central China.
Capital of Cars in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (photo by Mei Tao)
Hubei's GDP ranks the seventh nationwide. 300 Fortune 500 companies have invested in the province.
Jianghan Customs House (photo by Mei Tao)
(photo by Mei Tao)
Faced with the Belt and Road Initiative, the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Rise of Central China Plan, Hubei is undertaking an unprecedented historical mission.
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