Geography Hubei

boats on yangtze river, upstream 3 gorges

the jianghan plain takes of central , southern hubei, while west , peripheries more mountainous, ranges such wudang mountains, jing mountains, daba mountains, , wu mountains (in rough north-to-south order). dabie mountains lie northeast of janghan plain, on border henan , anhui; tongbai mountains lie north on border henan; southeast, mufu mountains form border jiangxi. highest peak in hubei shennong peak, found in daba mountains , in forestry area of shennongjia; has altitude of 3105 m.

fishermen on fushui river, yangxin county

the 2 major rivers of hubei yangtze , left tributary, hanshui; lend names jianghan plain. yangtze river enters hubei west via 3 gorges; eastern half of 3 gorges (xiling gorge , part of wu gorge) lie in western hubei, while western half in neighbouring chongqing. hanshui enters province northwest. after crossing of province, 2 great rivers meet @ wuhan, provincial capital.

among notable tributaries of yangtze within province shen nong stream (a small northern tributary, severely affected 3 gorges dam project); qing, major waterway of southwestern hubei; huangbo near yichang; , fushui in southeast.

snow comparatively rare in wuhan

thousands of lakes dot landscape of hubei s jianghan plain, giving hubei name of province of lakes ; largest of these lakes liangzi lake , hong lake. numerous hydrodams have created number of large reservoirs, largest of danjiangkou reservoir on hanshui, on border between hubei , henan.

hubei has humid subtropical climate (cfa or cwa under köppen climate classification), 4 distinct seasons. winters cool cold, average temperatures of 1 6 °c (34 43 °f) in january, while summers hot , humid, average temperatures of 24 30 °c (75 86 °f) in july; punishing temperatures of 40 °c (104 °f) or above associated wuhan, provincial capital. mountainous districts of western hubei, in particular shennongjia, cooler summers, attract numerous visitors wuhan , other lowland cities.

besides capital wuhan, other important cities jingmen; shiyan, center of automotive industry , gateway wudang mountains; yichang, main base gigantic hydroelectric projects of southwestern hubei; , shashi.