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Huangshi ( in China 's Hubei province. GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, along the southeastern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River . It is east of Wuhan and borders Jiangxi province to the south. Its area is 4,631 km2. The terrain is mostly small mountains and hills. The tallest mountain is 7 Summit Mountain with an elevation of 860 meters above sea-level. Huangshi is also is located in a major lake district between Hunan's Dongting Lake and Jiangxi's Poyang lake and has dozens of large lakes. Huangshi's climate is sub-temperate. Average annual tmperature is 17 °C and preciptation is 1400 mm. There are 264 frost free days. It snows between December and February. ADMINISTRATION Huangshi has 4 Districts , 1 development zone, 1 County , and 1 City . City:
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DEMOGRAPHICS Huangshi has a population of more than 2.53 million people. More than 99% of the population belong to the Han ethnic group. ECONOMY Huangshi's GDP for 2003 was 27.5 billion RMB. Its proximity to Wuhan and location along major rail lines and the Yangtze River make Huangshi an important logistics, distribution, and transporation hub. Mineral resources are plentiful in Huangshi giving it he nickname "The Southern Cornucopia". Metals include iron, Manganese , gold, copper, Tungsten , Molybdenum , Zinc , lead, Cobalt , silver, Gallium , and Thallium . Other mineral resources include Germanium , Indium , Selenium , Tellurium , Sulfur , Calcite , Limestone , Celestite , plaster, and many others. Agriculture is also a major part of Huangshi's economy. There are more than 3000 species of plants in Huangshi many of them used for food, phamaceuticals, and fragrance. Other industries include metalurgy, textiles, contsruction materials, energy, light manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food processing. TOURISM Huangshi has beautiful natural scenery such as lakes and mountains. One of its more famous sites is Feiyun Cave . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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