There are three cities in Hubei that will be popular in the future. Their locations are very advantageous. Which city are you most optimistic about?

Xiangyang is the most promising city among the three cities in Hubei that will be popular in the future.

Xiangyang City is located at the intersection of Han River and Tangbai River in northwest Hubei. Because the Han River passes through the city, it can also be called River City. Xiangyang City is a sub-central city in Hubei Province and one of the national comprehensive transportation hubs. With an urban population of 2.06 million, it is the second most populous city in Hubei Province. In 2020, its GDP will exceed 460 billion yuan, ranking second in the province.

Xiangyang City is very low-key among many cities in Hubei Province. Although it is a famous historical and cultural city in China and the main birthplace of Chu culture, Han culture and Three Kingdoms culture, it is often supported by China's first city, but it is rarely mentioned by people. It is this gentle and uncompetitive character that gives Xiangyang its unique charm. In the long history, it has been quiet, beautiful and livable. As long as you have been there, you won’t want to leave.

In fact, Xiangyang is also a city full of fireworks. The status of North Street here is equivalent to Wangfujing in Beijing. It is adjacent to Hanmen in the north and Zhaoming Terrace in the south. There are so many restaurants and there are so many traditional Xiangyang dishes that I can’t finish them all in three days. Xiangyang is developing rapidly, which can be seen from tourism investment. It took six years to restore the prosperous Tang Dynasty into a film and television city costing 1.3 billion to build. It can be said to be an eye-opener.

Xiangyang is a famous landscape city with beautiful natural scenery and beautiful environment. There are mountains to the west and south. Although the mountains are not big, they are very beautiful. The east and north are fertile and flat lands. A clear Han River runs through the city. Clear water, beautiful mountains and vast land are the best places for human habitation. Therefore, Xiangyang has also become one of the five cities with the most concentrated population in Hubei Province.

Xiangyang has been a gathering place for merchants since ancient times and is an important transportation thoroughfare. Xiangyang has been the main route for north-south transportation in inland China since ancient times. There are now 8 high-speed railways including Handan, Liujiao, Haoji, Xiangyu, Huanan, Zhengwan, Wuxi and Hekang. It is a veritable transportation hub city in China.

Xiangyang is the most suitable city for building a factory. At present, Xiangyang has opened Shenzhen Industrial Park, Yujiahu Industrial Park, national-level Xiangyang High-tech Development Zone, national-level economic development zone, etc. Xiangyang’s GDP is second only to Wuhan.

Xiangyang City has a megacity pattern. As a first-tier city, Wuhan consists of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang. The urban structure of Xiangyang is similar to Wuhan, and the layout is larger than Wuhan. Xiangyang has formed a "one heart, four cities" development pattern with Zhou Yuxun as the center and Xiangcheng District, Fancheng District, Jindong New District, and Xiangzhou District as the periphery. This large-scale pattern is fully capable of building and carrying a provincial capital city.

In short, Xiangyang not only has good terrain, but also has a strong industrial foundation and a large-scale layout that many cities do not have. Just as a celebrity praised Xiangyang, Xiangyang is a real city and the most livable city.

Yichang City and Ezhou

Yichang City is a sub-central city in Hubei Province and a member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is within its territory. It can be said that Yichang is also a famous hydropower capital in my country. The unique hydropower advantages here have injected strong impetus into Yichang’s economic development. Yichang has a very long history.

It is the birthplace of Bachu culture, the hometown of cultural celebrity Qu Yuan, a nationally famous building materials base, and a phosphorus chemical base. Hubei, another industrial town besides Wuhan, has huge economic development potential. In 2020, the GDP of Yichang region was 426 billion yuan, and vehicle management ranked third in the province. Due to Yichang's hydropower civilization, Yichang's unique geographical advantages are particularly suitable for building a clean energy city.

Yichang is also seizing the opportunity to become a national clean energy demonstration city and make new contributions to China's energy construction and further development. Yichang is also striving to create a 7 billion industry and achieve industrial transformation and development, achieving breakthroughs in five major industries including food, biomedicine, advanced equipment manufacturing, modern logistics, and cultural tourism. Yichang has great potential for future development.

Ezhou is China’s famous “land of plenty” and “city of hundreds of lakes”. It is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in eastern Hubei Province, adjacent to Wuhan. Therefore, Ezhou’s location advantage is very obvious. There have been rumors that Ezhou may merge with Wuhan. If this is the case, the development of Ezhou will definitely become the most popular city in Hubei Province in the future. Once the merger is realized, Ezhou’s future can be imagined.

Ezhou’s pillar industries include steel deep processing, machinery manufacturing, electronic information industry, biomedical core materials, new energy and other advantageous industries. These industries all have certain advantages within the region.

Due to its geographical proximity to Wuhan, it has also undertaken some industrial transfers in Wuhan in recent years, which has brought great benefits to Ezhou's economic development.

Ezhou’s transportation system is very superior and has been successfully included in the national transportation hub city planning. The trend of urbanization in Wuhan and Ezhou is unstoppable. In the future, four rail transit lines will be built, of which Line 11 and Line 19 will be extended to Ezhou at the same time, which will promote the coordinated development of the two cities. Hubei is a pilot province for building a “transportation power”.

Ezhou is listed as an airport-type national logistics hub city due to its geographical proximity. Ezhou is working hard to find its position in national transportation, expand and strengthen related industries, and make its own contribution to Ezhou's economic development.

As the smallest prefecture-level city in the country, Ezhou's economic aggregate is not very good, but its per capita output value will be very considerable in the future, and people's living standards will be greatly improved. Becoming well-off is not everyone's dream.