Hubei, referred to as "Hubei" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Wuhan as the capital. It is named because it is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and north of Dongting Lake. Hubei, located in the middle of China, is an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It is bordered by Anhui in the east, Chongqing in the west, Shaanxi in the northwest, Jiangxi and Hunan in the south, Henan in the north, and between east longitude 108 2 1' 42 "and north latitude 1 16 07' 50".

Hubei is rich in water resources and is called "the province of thousands of lakes". The Three Gorges Project is the largest water conservancy control project in the world, and Danjiangkou Reservoir is the starting point of the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer. Hubei is the largest comprehensive transportation and communication hub in central China, known as "China overpass", and Wuhan Xingang is the first 100-million-ton port in central China.

Hubei is an important science and education base in China, with 129 colleges and universities, 140 1800 students, 2 world-class universities and 5 world-class disciplines. The strength of science, education and culture ranks among the top in China, and the number of national science and technology award-winning projects ranks among the top four in China for seven consecutive years.

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The annual total solar radiation in most parts of Hubei Province is 85- 1 14 kcal/cm2. The average actual sunshine hours for many years are1100-2150 hours. Its geographical distribution decreases from northeastern Hubei to southwestern Hubei, with the largest in northern Hubei and northeastern Hubei, which is 2000-2 150 hours; The lowest in southwest Hubei1100-1400 hours. Its seasonal distribution is the most in summer and the least in winter, and the spring and autumn vary from place to place.

The annual average temperature in Hubei Province is 15- 17℃. Leng Xia is hot in winter in most areas, with changeable temperature in spring and rapid cooling in autumn. In a year, it is coldest in June at 5438+ 10, and the average temperature in most areas is 2-4℃. It is the hottest in July, with an average temperature of 27-29℃ and an extreme maximum temperature above 40℃, except in mountainous areas. The frost-free period in this province is between 230 and 300 days.

Hubei province is called "the province of thousands of lakes". The lakes in China are mainly distributed in Jianghan Plain. There are more than 800 lakes with an area of 100 mu, with a total area of 2983.5 square kilometers. Lakes with an area exceeding 100 square kilometers include Honghu Lake, Changhu Lake, Liangzi Lake and Axe Lake.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Hubei