Overview of Western China - Enshi Prefecture

Author: Zhou Xianwang
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Enshi Prefecture, as the country's youngest autonomous prefecture and the only ethnic minority autonomous prefecture in Hubei Province, has been included in the scope of the national Western Development Strategy, fully reflecting the support and care of the Party Central Committee and the State Council for ethnic minority regions. Under the direct leadership of the National Commission for Ethnic Affairs, the Nationalities Publishing House organized the editing and publication of this large-scale series of books specifically dedicated to introducing the Western Region. This series holds special practical significance for implementing the national Western Development Strategy. The book "An Overview of Enshi Prefecture in China's West" provides a relatively comprehensive introduction to the mountains, rivers, landforms, customs, and traditions, as well as the socio-economic development and specific measures for implementing the Western Development Strategy in Enshi Prefecture. It helps enhance the image of Enshi Prefecture, assists people both within and outside the prefecture in understanding, recognizing, and promoting Enshi, encouraging them to participate in its construction and development, and seek cooperation projects and opportunities with Enshi, all in a joint effort to contribute to the implementation of the Western Development Strategy. The book provides a relatively comprehensive introduction to the mountains, rivers, landforms, customs, and traditions, as well as the socio-economic development and specific measures for implementing the Western Development Strategy in Enshi Prefecture. It helps people understand, recognize, and participate in the construction and development of Enshi, contributing to the implementation of the Western Development Strategy. To implement the strategic decision of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on Western Development, under the direct leadership of the National Commission for Ethnic Affairs, the Nationalities Publishing House is about to publish a large-scale 12-volume series titled "An Overview of China's West," with each volume corresponding to the administrative divisions of the 12 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China's Western Region. The author believes that the timely publication of this series is a good thing, providing strong support for the Western Development Strategy. It will help people understand the human geography, socio-economic development status, and investment and development environment of China's Western Region, recognize the strategic position and role of the West in China's sustainable industrial development, and also contribute to ethnic affairs. The Nationalities Publishing House invited the author to serve as the chief consultant for the series and to write the preface for the series.