Location： Hubei province is situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and to the north of Dongting Lake. It is surrounded by Henan Province to the north, Jiangxi and Hunan to the south, Anhui to the east, Sichuan to the west and Shaanxi to the northwest.

Neighboring Areas：Henan, Jiangxi, Hunan, An hui sichuan, Shaanxi

Physical Features：The Jianghan Plain takes up most of central and eastern Hubei, while the west and the peripheries are more mountainous.

Population：6.028million
Urban population：100．5 thousand
Area：180,000 sq.m

Nationalities：Miao, Tujia, Dong

Climatic Features： A subtropical climate with distinct seasons.

Average Temperature：Hubei has average temperatures of 1 - 6 °C in winter and of 24 - 30 °C in summer; punishing temperatures of 40 °C or above are famously associated with Wuhan, the provincial capital.

Fainfall：Annual rainfall averages 800-1600 millimeters.
Revers：Yangtze River, Hanshui River.

Local Highlights：Chestnut, Jinshou salty neddy, tangshan chinaware, Hubei deied persimmon.


Introduction
Hubei has a long history and the brilliant Chu culture endow Hubei with numerous cultural relics. Ancient towers, grottoes, city remains, imperial mausoleums, temples and nobilities' native places can be found throughout the province.
As the heaviest musical instrument in the world, the set of bronze chime bells unearthed from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of the Zeng State can be found in the Hubei Provincial Museum. With a total weight of 2567 kilogram, the set of bells consists of 65 pieces. The biggest bell is 152.3cm (five feet) high and 203.6kg and the smallest 20.4cm (less than one foot) long and 2.4kg.