湖北
2006-1
外文出版社
湖北省人民政府新闻办公室 编
249
Legend Has it that when a phoenix is 500 years old,it will collect sandalwood and set fire to itself.Reborn form the ashes,it emerges more beautiful than ever,never to die again. The phoenix is the king of birds in ancient legends.Noble in sppirit,commanding winds and coluds,hansome and many-colored,the phoenix perfectly symboizes the culture and spirit of Hubei. Hubei's capital,Wuhan,stands in the center of China.For centures it has been the largest goods distribution hub on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.a center of trade and commerce.Wuhan is a communications crossroads too,its enviable accessibility writing splendid chapters in the city's development. The Yellow Crane Tower has been destroyed and rebuilt many times over the course of history.It still stands magnficent today.This land of Hubei nurtured the splendid people,descendants of King Zhuang of Chu,are going all out to win keen to perfom of China's economic stage and to show what they can do.
Hubei People and the Nine-headed Bird The Hubei Character Prominent Figures in Hubei HistoryA Plain Strewn with Pearls Province of a Thousand Lakes,a Land of Fish and Rice Eclectic Gastronomy Local SpecialtiesA Picture Gallery of Wondrous Landscapes The Three Gorges Qingjiang Water World and Ba Culture Hydropower JewelWuhan,Key to Energizing Central China Furnace City Three Towns and Two Rivers Staring Point of China Modernization Great Wuhan Urban Circle on the RiseWudang Mountain,Taoist Sanctum Land of Immortals,Holy Mountain Taoist Culture Southern School of Martial ArtsShennongjia,Steeped in Mystery Lost Paradise Gallery of Nature Treasurehouse of Bio-diversityAncient Cities of Chu Battle Smoke of the Three Kingoms Hometown of Shennong Xianling Imperial Mausoleum Wuzu Temple,Sanctum of ZenChu Culture,Occult and Romantic The Great Way Cannot be Seen Melodies of Earth and Heaven Fair Lady and Wweet Grass Phoenix Reborn in FlamesAppendix
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