湖北荆门英文介绍.pdf
JINGMEN:JINGMEN:(Jingmens Overview)IntroductionIntroductionJingmens location in Hubei ProvinceJingmen,lying at the western bank of the Han River,is located in thecentral part of Hubei Province.It borders Xiaogan to the east,Jingzhouto the south,Yichang to the west and Xiangfan to the north.Wuhan,theprovincial capital of Hubei,is situated 217 km from the city.Jingmenhas a population of 3 million,and with the area of square kilometers.Economic FeaturesEconomic FeaturesIn 2011,Jingmens GDP grew%from a year earlier to RMB billion(USDBillion)and the growth rate ranks fourth among 13 prefecture andprefecture-level cities in the province.Infrastructure:Infrastructure:The city is easily accessible by air,rail and highway.It is 115 km fromYichang International Airport and 245 km from Wuhan Tianhe InternationalAirport.The Taiyuan-Macau Highway,the Hangzhou-Lanzhou Highway,theJingmen-Wuhan Highway,the ChangjiangbuJingmen Railway andtheJiaozuo-Liuzohu Railway go through the city,linking the city with othermajor domestic cities.Moreover,Jingmen is the point of intersection of North-to-South electricpower diversion and West-to-East electric power diversion.The urbanconstruction in Jingmen is under a rapid development.The constructioncovers an area more than 50km2.The rate of green coverage is%.Natural Resources:Natural Resources:The city is rich in natural resources.The plaster stone,groundphosphorous rock,dolomite and limestone resources all rank the top inHubei province.Agriculture:Agriculture:Agricultural development in Jingmen enjoys superiority.Jingmen is oneof the most important production bases of commodity grain,cotton and oilin China.In 2012 report on the work of the Hubei Peoples Government,the provincial government clearly put foreward to support Jingmen in itsefforts to construct“Chinas Agricultural Valley”.Cultural Highlights&Tourist attractionCultural Highlights&Tourist attractionRapeseed flower in Jingmen(photo froms history can be traced back to theHan Dynasty,when Dangyang County was set up in the region.Jingmen gotits current name in 805 AD during the Tang Dynasty,when Jingmen Countywas founded.In 1983,Jingmeng was promoted to be prefecture-level cityin Hubei by the State Council.Jingmen city is one of the earliest original places of Chu culture.Ithas been listed as the famous historical and cultural city by Hubeigovernment.Zhongxian city,which is under Jingmens jurisdiction,isa famous historical and cultural city.Among those,there are many keyhistorical and cultural sites under the governments protection.Qujialing cultural relic has a history of 4,600 years.The Ming Tombs areaccredited as“the underground treasure house of Chu culture”,and arealso the biggest tombs only for one emperor.In 1998,“the womans body from the Warring States period”wasexcavated.Although the body has 2,300 year history,it was preserved well.As a result,it was identified as the rare national treasure by StateCultural Relics Bureau.Duodaoshi is located at the south suburban areaof Jingmen city.It was the military place for Guan Yu,a general in theHan Kingdom during the period of the Three Kingdoms,to recruit soldiers.Dakou National Forest Park is famous for its wild plants and animals,beautiful scenery and diverse historical sites.Every Spring,the China Agricultural Valley-Jingmen(Shayang)RapeseedFlower Tourist Festival attracts thousands of visitors to Jingmen as itis the top three of“the most beautiful rapeseed flower in China.Investment environmentInvestment environmentExcellent geographic location,well-equipped infrastructure,maturepreferential policies for investment make Jingmen a hot land of investmentand a paradise for companies to starting their business.Jingmen hasestablished relations of cooperation in the fields of economy and tradewith almost 100 countries and regions.The number of foreign-fundedenterprises reached 348 and gross export volume increases every year.
