Hubei Provincial Tourism Development Master Plan

Author: Hubei Provincial Tourism Bureau
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: "At nine thousand miles, the great Peng bird soars; at two thousand years, the Chu phoenix awaits takeoff. China's tourism industry is developing at high speed, and Hubei tourism urgently needs to take off. Hubei, controlling the Yangtze River to connect east and west, and commanding the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway to dominate north and south, is known as the 'Thoroughfare of Nine Provinces' since ancient times. Its capital, Wuhan, has been an economic hub since time immemorial. Hubei boasts abundant tourism resources, profound historical and cultural heritage, convenient location and transportation, and possesses the natural conditions to develop tourism. At the beginning of the new century, the Hubei Provincial Committee and the Provincial Government proposed vigorously developing the tourism industry to comprehensively promote the economic growth of Hubei and restore the majestic economic status of 'the Center of the World.'"