Located in Mount Wuling mountains, the Enshi Grand Canyon scenic zone used to be known as a very poor place in Hubei Province, with high alps and deep valleys and lacking in transport facilities and communication channels with the outside world. The five villages and one residential area under in the scenic zone had 182 village groups consisting of 7,456 households with 30,088 people, including 2,832 registered impoverished households with 9133 people. By exploring the “tourism+” poverty relief model, Hubei Cultural & Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd., invested in building the Enshi Grand Canyon 5A national scenic area. It developed the Qixinzhai (7 Star Village) and Yunlong (Cloud Dragon) Crevice scenic spots as the main tourist projects and produced "Dragon Boat Tune" and other shows. It also built homestays by leasing villagers’ idle houses and land, providing jobs and opportunities to start businesses for local residents. These endeavors effectively helped the entire impoverished area to get out of poverty and the poor families to earn a stable income. In 2019 the area was officially removed from the list of impoverished areas.
Ancient Mufu Town in Grand Canyon before and after renovation
Landscape at sunrise
Interview with online celebrity backpacker in Grand Canyon Photo by Hu Chengyong
Cliff in clouds
Dragon Boat Tune show in Grand Canyon
Autumnal harvest in Grand Canyon
Hubei Province 1.Shennongjia Forestry Distric 2.Yellow Crane Tower 3.East Lake
Shennongjia Forestry District, located in northwestern Hubei Province, is named after the legendary Chinese ancestral figure Shennong who is known to have personally tasted hundreds of herbs to save people’s lives. It is the first site in China that has been placed under protection by three major global institutions -- UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program, the Global Geopark Network and UNESCO World Heritage Center.
Yellow Crane Tower, located in Wuchang by the Yangtze River and adjacent to the Yangtze River Bridge. Hailed as “the number one tower under heaven”, it is one of the “three famous towers south of the Yangtze River” and a symbol of Wuhan City. It is also one of the “three famous scenic spots in Wuhan” alongside Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqin (ancient zither-like instrument) Terrace.
East Lake, located in eastern Wuchang, Wuhan, is the second largest urban lake in China. It features four scenic spots, i.e., the Tingtao (Wave listening), Moshan, Luo Yan (goose falling) and Chuidi (flute-blowing) scenic spots. In 2016, East Lake Greenway, a world-class green way, was opened to public with a total length of 101.98 kilometers, the longest green way encircling a lake in China, which goes through the 5A scenic areas in the city center.
