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Geographic region of China
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The Southern Central Region of China is largely an agricultural area, but it has some quite large cities and considerable industry as well. This area is generally poorer than the coastal provinces on the eastern and southern coasts and is the main source of migrant laborers for those provinces.
Anhui (安徽; Ānhuī) is a province in the southern central region of China. Historically, it is a relatively poor agricultural province, and over the past few decades it has been one of the main suppliers of cheap migrant labour to more prosperous coastal provinces, especially in nearby East China.
Hubei (湖北, Húběi) is a province in the southern central region of China. Its capital and largest city is Wuhan.
Hunan (湖南) is a province in central China, home of Mao Zedong.
Jiangxi (江西) is a largely agricultural province in the southern central region of China. Jiangxi was named after the Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for setting up the Jiangnan West Road.
As elsewhere in China, there is an extensive rail network. Rail is the main means of inter-city travel for the Chinese themselves, and many visitors travel that way as well.
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Changsha (长沙 Chángshā) is the capital of Hunan in South-central China. It is famous in China due to the historical events, e.g.
a beautiful historical city
Hefei (合肥; Héféi) is the capital city of Anhui Province in China. It is an industrial, administrative and commercial centre devoid of any special attractions.
Jingdezhen (景德镇; Jǐngdézhèn) is a city in northern Jiangxi Province. It is the world capital of porcelain and the historic home of the Chinese ceramics industry, and in 2026 five sites related to this industry were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nanchang (南昌 Nánchāng) is the capital of Jiangxi Province and is the cultural, economic, and scientific center of Jiangxi. The city has deep ties to Chinese communist history, known as Heroes' City because it was here that the "first shots of the revolution were heard"; it's where the communist uprising of 1 August 1927 began.
Wuhan (武汉 Wǔhàn) is the capital of Hubei Province in China and a major port on the Yangtze River. Also known as "River City," Wuhan is the largest metropolis in central China.
Yichang (宜昌 Yíchāng) is a city in Hubei Province.
Yichang (宜昌 Yíchāng) is a city in Hubei Province.
Not to be confused with Beiwudang Mountain Scenic Area (Shanxi). Among the mountains, there are numerous strangely-shaped rocks.
Wulingyuan (武陵源) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
Tianmen Mountain (Tianmenshan, 天门山, meaning Heaven's Gate Mountain) is a scenic and historic mountain in Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province, China.
Huangshan (黄山; Huángshān; lit.: Yellow Mountain) is in Anhui Province in China, toward the southern end near the border with Zhejiang. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Mount Sanqingshan National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO Global Geopark in Jiangxi.
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