Editing Hubei (section)

== Tourism ==
The province's best-known natural attraction (shared with the adjacent [[Chongqing]] municipality) is the scenic area of the [[Three Gorges]] of the Yangtze. Located in the far west of the province, the gorges can be conveniently visited by one of the numerous tourist boats (or regular passenger boats) that travel up the Yangtze from [[Yichang]] through the [[Three Gorges]] and into the neighboring [[Chongqing]] municipality.

The [[Daba Mountains|mountains of western Hubei]], in particular in [[Shennongjia]] District, offer a welcome respite from Wuhan's and Yichang's summer heat, as well as skiing opportunities in winter. The tourist facilities in that area concentrate around [[Muyu, Hubei|Muyu]] in the southern part of [[Shennongjia]], the gateway to Shennongjia National Nature Reserve ({{lang|zh-hans|神农架国家自然保护区}}). Closer to the provincial capital, Wuhan, is the [[Mount Jiugong]] (''Jiugongshan'') national park, in [[Tongshan County, Hubei|Tongshan County]] near the border with [[Jiangxi]].

A particular important site of both natural and cultural significance is [[Mount Wudang]] (''Wudangshan'') in the northwest of the province. Originally created early in the [[Ming dynasty]], its building complex has been listed by [[UNESCO]] since 1994 as a [[World Heritage Site]].

Other historic attractions in Hubei include:
*The old [[Jingzhou]] City

[[File:Muraille Est de Jingzhou.JPG|thumb|East side of Jingzhou old city wall]]

*The Xianling Mausoleum, built by the [[Ming dynasty]] [[Jiajing Emperor]] for his parents at their [[fief]] near [[Zhongxiang]]<ref>Eric N. Danielson, "[http://www.chinaheritagenewsletter.org/articles.php?searchterm=016_mingancestor.inc&issue=016 The Ming Ancestor Tomb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230125814/http://www.chinaheritagenewsletter.org/articles.php?searchterm=016_mingancestor.inc&issue=016 |date=2014-12-30 }}"</ref>
*The [[Yellow Crane Tower]] in [[Wuhan]]
*The [[Hubei Provincial Museum]] in Wuhan, with extensive archaeological and cultural exhibits and performance presentations of ancient music and dance. This is one of the best places to learn about the ancient [[state of Chu]], which flourished in the territory of present-day Hubei during the [[Eastern Zhou dynasty]] and developed its own unique culture, quite distinct from that of the [[Shang dynasty|Shang]]/[[Zhou dynasty|Zhou]] civilization of northern China.

The province also has historical sites connected with China's more recent history, such as the [[Wuchang Uprising]] Memorial in Wuhan, [[Underground Project 131|Project 131]] site (a Cultural-Revolution-era underground military command center) in [[Xianning]], and the National Mining Park ({{lang|zh-Hans|国家矿山公园}}) in [[Huangshi]].<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-09/22/content_7046446.htm "Mining for tourism in Hubei"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011211155/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-09/22/content_7046446.htm |date=2008-10-11 }}, By Li Jing (China Daily). Updated: 2008-09-22</ref>