Hubei Province travel guide
湖北省 · 5 cities · 42 places
Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan · AI illustration for China Trip
Cities and areas in Hubei
Wuhan
13 placesFor a long time, only two Chinese cities have dared to claim the word 'great': 'Great Shanghai' and 'Great Wuhan'. Great Wuhan carries so much past glory, and today the word 'great' holds even more meaning. The Han River flows into the Yangtze here, and Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, the three towns at this T-junction, together make up Wuhan, which is vast indeed. Streams of people from north and south gather and disperse here, and northern and southern cultures meet and blend. No one feels lonely far from home here, for there is a warm welcome at every door. So 'great' also describes a broad, all-embracing spirit.
Wudang MountainsEveryone is familiar with Wudang martial arts, which have long been woven into legends and folk traditions. Jin Yong, in particular, popularised the saying “the Shaolin in the north, the Wudang in the south.” Who can forget Zhang Sanfeng, the centenarian founder of the Wudang school in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre*, whose otherworldly bearing and every move brought all the sects to submission?
9 places · 2 day itinerary
YichangIf you set aside the Neolithic history dating back some 4,000 to 5,000 years, and Yichang's title of “Rafting Capital,” you may still think of this place only in terms of the Yangtze Three Gorges.
9 places · 3 day itinerary
Enshi6 places
ShennongjiaLegend has it that the ancient Shennong (Divine Farmer) once tasted hundreds of herbs here to heal people. Shennongjia's plant life is extraordinarily diverse, and from Shizhu River to Shennongding the air is scented with flowers. The area has more than 2,000 types of Chinese medicinal herbs, making it a world-renowned giant herb garden. Its rich traditional medicinal resources are one of the region's unique tourism assets.
5 places · 3 day itinerary
Overview
Hubei Province
Self-Guided Tours:
Northwest Route: Wonders Tour
Wuhan→Shiyan→Shennongjia→Wudang Mountain
West Route: Three Gorges Tour
Wuhan→Yichang→Zigui
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Rail Tour
Wuhan→Xianning→Chibi→Yueyang→Changsha→Hengyang→Shaoguan→Guangzhou
Wuhan–Yichang High-Speed Rail Tour
Wuhan→Tianmen→Jingzhou→Zhijiang→Yichang
Self-Driving Tours:
Explore China's Chu Culture
Changsha → Changde → Lixian → Zhanggongmiao → Liujiachang → Yidu → Yichang → Xingshan → Shennongjia → Fangxian → Shiyan → Wudang Mountain → Xiangyang → Zaoyang → Anlu → Yunmeng → Xiaogan → Wuhan
Wuhan → Xiaogan → Yunmeng → Anlu → Suizhou → Zaoyang → Xiangyang → Wudang Mountain → Shiyan → Fangxian → Shennongjia
Places in Hubei
Yellow Crane Tower
Wuhan · 1–3 hours
Yellow Crane Tower, on Snake Hill (Shé Shān) in Wuchang, is one of the “Three Great Towers of the South.” First built in 223, it is said to have been constructed for military purposes. Over the centuries, countless literati visited and left behind celebrated poems, the most famous being Cui Hao’s lines: “The ancient sage has ridden off on a yellow crane, and only the Yellow Crane Tower remains here,” which have become timeless classics. The park comprises the South Tower, Baiyun Pavilion, the Mao Zedong Ci Poetry Pavilion, Gebi Pavilion, the Millennium Auspicious Bell, the Goose Stele Pavilion, the Yue Fei Portrait Pavilion, Shengxiang Pagoda, a stone archway, a poetry stele corridor, the bronze sculpture Huanglu Returns, and the Tomb of Chen Youliang. Without climbing this tower, it could be said you have not truly been to Wuhan.
Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area
Enshi · 1–2 days
Located near the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, in Tunpu Township and Banqiao Town of Enshi City, this section of the Qingjiang Grand Canyon rivals the Grand Canyon in Colorado, USA, and ranks among the most beautiful canyons in the world. Highlights include hundred-li sheer cliffs, thousand-foot waterfalls, the solitary Aoxiao Peak, primeval forests, and ancient villages, all breathtaking in their own way.
- Yellow Crane TowerWuhan ·
- East Lake Ecological Tourism Scenic AreaWuhan ·
- Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic AreaEnshi ·
- Tianyan Primeval Ecological Tourism AreaShennongjia ·
- Xiangxiyuan Scenic AreaShennongjia ·
- Shennongding Scenic AreaShennongjia ·
- Yuxu PalaceWudang Mountains ·
- Three Gorges DamYichang ·
- Three Gorges People's Family Scenic AreaYichang ·
- Guiyuan TempleWuhan ·