Wuhan & Eastern Hubei

The eastern Hubei region centered on Wuhan and linking Xianning, Huanggang, Huangshi, Xiaogan and Ezhou, it combines river-city atmosphere with mountains, waters and hot springs.

This region includes Wuhan City and the five cities of Xiaogan, Ezhou, Huanggang, Huangshi and Xianning. In the 'four regions of Hubei' scheme, it is the province's most densely populated and best-connected area. Wuhan is the core: the Yellow Crane Tower, the Yangtze River Bridge and the riverside night view, the East Lake Greenway, the chime bells of the Marquis Yi of Zeng and the sword of King Goujian of Yue at the Hubei Provincial Museum, the cherry blossoms of Wuhan University, and the street food of Hubu Alley and Jianghan Road are all classic stops. To the south is Xianning, where Jiugong Mountain in Tongshan is good for escaping the heat and hiking, Xianning is known for hot springs and osmanthus, and Chibi has the ancient Three Kingdoms battlefield and the brick-tea town of Yangloudong. To the east are Huanggang and Huangshi. In Huangzhou, Huanggang, there is Dongpo Chibi, where Su Shi left his poems. Luotian and Yingshan reach into the southern foothills of the Dabie Mountains, with mountain gorges and tea plantations. Qichun is the hometown of the medical sage Li Shizhen, and Huangmei has the Fourth Patriarch and Fifth Patriarch temples of Chan Buddhism and is also one of the birthplaces of Huangmei opera. The National Mine Park in Huangshi displays the region's ancient mining and metallurgy culture. The classic trip is three days in Wuhan, then adding two to three days each for either the Xianning hot-spring route or the Dabie Mountains and Chan Buddhism route. Getting there: Wuhan Tianhe Airport and Wuhan, Hankou and Wuchang stations form the hub, and intercity railways reach Xianning, Huangshi, Huanggang and Xiaogan. Wuhan is muggy in summer, so avoid July and August. During cherry blossom season, Wuhan University requires advance reservations to enter.

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