Fifty-seven days have passed since New Year’s day in 2019!
Have you started acting on the goals that you’ve set for yourself this year?
Have you planned your next travel adventures yet?
After rummaging through China’s rivers and mountains,
I finally made it to Hubei province, a low-key province with hidden, breathtaking beauty.
1
Cherry blossoms at Wuhan University in Hubei province
武汉大学 樱花
Cherry blossoms come out in late March every year.
Take a walk along the cherry blossom avenue and watch the petals fall down with the wind.
This means a beautiful spring is coming!
Wuhan University is also known as “the beautiful university in China”.
Ticket price:free
Best time to visit: late March
Address: 湖北省武汉市武昌区珞珈山路16号
2
Shennongjia world geopark
Shennongjia has 6 mountains with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters and a forest coverage rate of over 96%. It has been rated as a national forest and wildlife nature reserve, known as the “gene pool of species” and “sanctuary of endangered animals and plants”.
Ticket price:RMB 22
Best time to visit: May—September
Address: 湖北省神农架林区境内
3
Yellow crane tower
Ticket price:RMB 35
Best time to visit: seasons
Address: 武汉市武昌区蛇山西山坡特1号
4
Mount Wudang
武当山
Mount Wudang is one of the most famous sacred places of Taoism in China. Others include Mount Taishan and Mount Huashan. There you’ll find a vast array of cliffs, ravines, deep caves, and springs dotted.
Ticket price:RMB 65
Best time to visit: Spring and Autumn
Address: 湖北省十堰市丹江口市武当山景区
5
Jingzhou Ancient city
荆州古城
On the horse path leading to the Dongmen Binyang building 宾阳楼 and the north big gate’s 朝宗楼, you will find that a lot of black bricks are engraved with some dense characters, which are called “text bricks”.
The text bricks show a record of the long history of a building in past dynasties in Jingzhou.
Price:free
Best time to visit: all seasons
Address: 湖北省荆州市荆州区张居正街2号
6
Three Gorges Dam
三峡大坝
The world’s largest water control project
Price:RMB 66
Best time to visit: April—December
Address: 湖北省宜昌市三斗坪镇
7
Tribe of the Three Gorges
三峡人家
In the three gorges of the Yangtze river in the most spectacular fantasy of the Xiling Gorge.
The traditional three gorges stilted buildings are dotted with mountains and rivers. The long-lost ancient sailboat and Wupeng boat are quiet.
The fishermen in this photo are using their nets to catch fish.
Best time to visit: April—October
Address: 宜昌市夷陵区三斗坪镇
8
Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area
It was rated as a 5A scenic spot in 2015.
The whole length of the canyon is 108 kilometers, thus extending its beautiful across magnificent lands.
The two Banks are typical and rich karst landforms.
These include sinkholes, Earth crevices, Tiansheng Bridges, karst caves and near-vertical cliffs.
Price:RMB 245
Best time to visit:April – July
Address: 恩施土家族苗族自治州恩施市