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Hubei Province lies in the middle reach of the Yangtze River with an area of 186,000 square kilometers. Situated 108'21"-116'07" east longitude and 29'05"-33'20" north latitude, it got its name from being in the north of the Dongting Lake. The terrain of Hubei Province is high in the west and low in the east and wide open to the south, the Jianghan Plain.
Hubei, as one of the major provinces of Sports in China , of which the competitive sports has developed vigorously, and Hubei athletes have achieved great success in a variety of sports, such as gymnastics, diving, weightlifting, swimming, badminton, and tennis.
Situated in South-central China, Hubei Province features a subtropical monsoon climate. The average temperature for a year is about 15° C (59° F).
In 2022, the added value of farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery of Hubei Province stood at 532.187 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3 percent over the previous year.
According to preliminary calculations, Hubei's GDP in 2022 reached 5,373.492 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 4.3 percent.
The mineral resources in Hubei are very rich.
Hubei is the hydropower base of China. There are over 1190 rivers with a total length of 35,000km.
By the end of 2022, there were 17,525 industrial enterprises above designated size in Hubei Province. The province's industrial added value above designated size rose by 7.0 percent throughout the year.
The Chinese nation has called themselves the descendants of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang for more than 5,000 years.
With a long history, Hubei is one of the birthplaces of Chinese nation and the ancient Chinese culture.
​The State Council Information Office held a press conference on May 7 in Beijing to brief the media on advancing Hubei's efforts in Chinese modernization and building Hubei into a strategic stronghold for the rise of Central China.
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