What causes the rich natural landscape in Hubei?

Hubei Province, referred to as Hubei for short, is located in the middle of China, north of Dongting Lake in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, so it is called "Hubei". It is connected to Henan in the north, Anhui in the east, Jiangxi and Hunan in the southeast, Chongqing in the west and Shaanxi in the northwest. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the powerful Chu State rose in Jianghan Plain and was known as the "land of Jingchu". The area is18.59x10.4km? The population is 57.24 million, located at 29 01'~ 33 06' north latitude and108 21'~16 07' east longitude.

The complex and diverse landforms have created a variety of natural landscapes in Hubei: the East Lake is beautiful and elegant, and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is world-famous; Wudang Mountain, a famous Taoist mountain, is magnificent with "seventy-two peaks facing the top and twenty-four streams running". Shennongjia, known as the "roof of Central China" and "green treasure house", is not only an important nature reserve, but also its "savage mystery" attracts people's attention.

Hubei has a long history, and the influence of the advanced culture of the Central Plains in Xia Dynasty has reached Jianghan area. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, countries had disputes over their territories until the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were unified in Chu. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, people in Jingchu area have made use of the conditions of rivers and lakes, warm and humid climate and abundant rainfall, focusing on agricultural production, and handicraft industry and commerce have developed rapidly, becoming one of the birthplaces of modern industry in China. Therefore, the humanistic tourism landscape in Hubei has the characteristics of long time span and high historical value, which can meet the diversified tourism needs of tourists. The regional characteristics of socio-economic and tourism development are obvious, forming the spatial pattern of three different levels and different characteristics of tourist areas in southeastern Hubei, southwestern Hubei and northwestern Hubei.