Top 10 Attractions in Hubei

Given its central location in China, Hubei played an important role in Chinese history. Its long history is largely manifested the area around Jingzhaou Ancient City, an over 2000-year old Chu Kingdom.

Looking for top things to do in Hubei? So here is our Top 10 Attractions in Hubei.

People would visit Purple Cloud Temple and Taizipo. Then visit South Cliff which is the most beautiful of the 36 cliffs in Wudang Mountains. The South Cliff is one of the scenes selected by the film "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon".

At Wudangshan, you will have a chance to watch the martial arts performance at Xiaoyaogu (Carefree Valley) and then end your trip to Wudang Mountains.

Visiting Time: suggested 2-3 Days Entrance Fee: RMB 243 ( including admission fees, shuttle bus ) Location: Danjiangkou, Shiyan, Hubei 湖北省西北部的十堰丹江口境内 Opening Hours: 08:00 - 15:00 Best Time to Visit: Spring and Autumn How to Get There Go to Wudangshan from Wuhan either by train or bus

The present city wall was rebuilt in 1646 during Qing Dynasty. The wall was built of limestone, bricks and earth. It has a circumference of 11.28 km, east and west 3.75 km long, south and north 1.2 km wide, 8.83 meters high, 4567 battlements and 26 forts, 6 soldier hideouts and 6 towers

Entrance Fee: RMB 50 Location: Jingzhou City Opening Hours: All day How to Get There Go to Wudangshan from Wuhan either by train or bus

After completion, the tower served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poetry. The tower, 51.4 meters high, is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars, overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves, more magnificent than the old one.

Entrance Fee: CNY 80 Opening Hours: 07:00-18:00 How to get there: take Buses No. 61, 64, 413, 19 or 170 to Yellow Crane Tower

Shennongjia National Nature Reserve was listed on UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The reserve includes 2,618 square kilometres of forest, and, due to a variety of natural conditions at different elevations, has high plant diversity.

Visiting Time: suggested 1-2 Days Entrance Fee: RMB 260 ( a through ticket for three sites) Shuttle Bus in Shennongjia: RMB 90 Location: West of Hubei Province Opening Hours: 06:30 - 17:30 (summer); 07:00 - 17:30 (winter) Best Time to Visit: Spring and Autumn How to Get There Go to Wudangshan by bus from Wuhan, Yichang and Shiyan

It is the world's largest hydro-electric power station that traverses the Yangtze River aimed both at harnessing the power of the Yangtze to create hydroelectric power and controling the river to prevent flash flooding that historically caused a great deal of damage.

The huge project took 17 years starting from 1994 to 2009 with total investment of 180 billion Yuan RMB and rural-urban migration of one million people.

Entrance Fee: RMB 105 Location: Sandouping Town, Yichang, Hubei 湖北省宜昌市夷陵区三斗坪镇 Opening Hours: 08:00 - 19:30 How to Get There Take buses from Yichang

The museum is divided into three parts: the Chime Bells Exhibition Hall, the Chu (a state in the Spring and Autumn Period) Culture Exhibition Hall, and the Comprehensive Exhibition Building. Covering a space of 40,000 square meters, the museum has collected over 200,000 cultural relics from the Chu culture and elsewhere, including the Sword of Goujian, an ancient set of bronze bells (Bianzhong) and extensive artifacts from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng.

Entrance Fee: Free Opening Hours: 08:30-12:00, 13:30-17:00 How to get there: take Buses No. 14, 552, 578, 605, 701, 709 or 712 to Hubei Provincial Museum; or take Tourist Buses No. 402 or 411 to get there

Xiling Gorge Scenic Area is rich with tourist resources featuring temples, ancient villages, clear water streams, mythical caves, elegant waterfalls and more. People come here to take part in various activities such as drifting, bungee, rock climbing, and zip-line.

Entrance Fee: RMB 50 Opening Hours: 08:00 -18:00 How to get there: Take buses

Enshi Grand Canyon fearures the rich karst topography on the banks of the gorge - the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum in the forms of caves, natural bridges and Tiankeng.

Entrance Fee: RMB 170 (summer); RMB 130 (winter) Location: nshi Grand Canyon is within Banqiao Town and Tunbao Township in Enshi, Hubei 恩施市屯堡乡和板桥镇境内 Opening Hours: 08:30 - 15:00 How to Get There Take flights for Enshi from Wuhan, Chongqing and Yichang

Chibi, literally Red Stone Cliff, is the remains of the ancient battlefield in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). It is mainly composed of three mountains - Chibi Mountain, Nanping Mountain, and Jinluan Mountain. Chibi used to be a battlefield at the time.

In AD 208, Cao Cao took his 500,000 troops fighting Liu Bei while also wanting to conquer the Kingdom of Wu in the east. He hoped to reunify the whole country.

Liu Bei retreated in defeat until to Xiakou by the Yangtze River. He sent Zhuge Liang to persuade Sun Quan, king of the Wu, to be united to fight against Cao Cao. Sun Quan agreed and the allied force defeated Cao Cao with a big fire which burnt the rocks red, hence, the name Chibi, meaning red cliff in Chinese.

Visiting Time: suggested 1-2 Days Entrance Fee: RMB 260 ( a through ticket for three sites) Shuttle Bus in Shennongjia: RMB 90 Location: Chibi Scenic Area, Chibi City Opening Hours: all day Best Time to Visit: Spring and Autumn How to Get There Take buses to Chibi from Wuhan

There are a lot of temples on the mountain. Mulan Mountain has been a famous religious shrine for one thousand years. The whole scenic area is divided into four parts: the Ancient Village Scenic Area, the Stone Scenic Area, the Flower Garden Scenic Area and the Mountain Village Scenic Area.

Entrance Fee: CNY 80 (Pilgrimage Area) Opening Hours: the whole day How to get there: take Suburb Tourist Bus No. 1 at Wuhan Passenger Port; or take buses to Huangpo from downtown area, then transfer a minibus to Mulan Mountain