Listed sites in Hubei 湖北

329 scenic areas and heritage sites from the official lists, by city. 57 have a page of their own; the rest open as cards on the map.

Listed sites: 329
Rated 5A: 12
Rated 4A: 234
National heritage: 112
Region: Hubei

The A-level rating is the national grading of scenic areas, 5A being the top tier; national heritage sites are the buildings, ruins, tombs and carvings protected by the State Council. Both lists are on the lists page.

5A scenic areas in Hubei

East Lake, Wuhan 东湖 5A scenic area
A freshwater lake of about 33 sq km in Wuchang, among the largest urban lakes in China, whose scenic area is divided into six zones including Tingtao, Moshan and Luoyan.
Guifeng Mountain, Macheng 龟峰山 5A scenic area · on the map
Guifeng Mountain is a mountain scenic area in Guishan town, Macheng, at the southern foot of the central Dabie Mountains near the Hubei–Henan–Anhui border.
Longzhong 古隆中 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Longzhong is the wooded hillside west of Xiangyang that tradition names as the place where the Three Kingdoms strategist Zhuge Liang lived quietly before Liu Bei called on him three times, the origin of the saying about visiting the thatched cottage three times.
Mulan Cultural and Ecological Tourist Area 木兰文化生态旅游区 5A scenic area · on the map
A national 5A area in northern Huangpi District made up of four parts tied to the legend of Mulan, which local tradition places here: Mulan Mountain, a long-standing religious site with an ancient building complex that is also part of a national geopark; Mulan Tianchi (Heavenly Lake), a forest canyon of waterfalls and pools; Mulan Grassland, a steppe-themed park; and Yunwu Mountain, known for its azaleas in spring.
Qingjiang Gallery 清江画廊 5A scenic area
A boat-trip scenic area on the Qingjiang River above the Geheyan Dam in Changyang county, where the reservoir winds between steep wooded cliffs and hundreds of small islands.
Qu Yuan's Hometown, Zigui 屈原故里 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Qu Yuan's Hometown is a tourist area on Phoenix Hill beside the Yangtze at Maoping, built around the Fenghuangshan Ancient Buildings, a national heritage group of Qing-dynasty buildings moved here because their original sites in Zigui were to be flooded by the Gezhouba and Three Gorges reservoirs.
Red Cliff Ancient Battlefield, Chibi 三国赤壁古战场 5A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A scenic area on the south bank of the Yangtze in Chibi, built around a cliff carved with the two large characters for 'Red Cliff', which tradition credits to the general Zhou Yu after the Battle of Red Cliffs in AD 208, though who wrote them and when is debated.
Shennong Stream 神农溪 5A scenic area
A Yangtze tributary running about 60 km from the Shennongjia mountains through four gorges (Shennong, Mianzhu, Parrot and Longchang) to meet the river opposite Badong town.
Tenglong Cave 腾龙洞 5A scenic area
A cave system on the Qing River with about 59.8 km of passages on five levels, where the river drops more than 30 m at the entrance and flows on underground.
Three Gorges Tribe 三峡人家 5A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area of about 14 km² around Dengying Gorge, the stretch of Xiling Gorge between the Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams, built around the way of life of Yangtze boatmen and Tujia villagers.
Three Gorges Waterfall 三峡大瀑布 5A scenic area
A waterfall 102 m high and 80 m wide in a limestone canyon in northern Yiling district, the main one of more than 30 falls along the valley stream.
Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty 明显陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The joint tomb of Zhu Youyuan, a Ming prince, and his wife, rebuilt to imperial standard after their son became the Jiajing Emperor and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with other Ming and Qing imperial tombs.

By city

Enshi (33) · Ezhou (8) · Huanggang (36) · Huangshi (15) · Jingmen (14) · Jingzhou (18) · Qianjiang (1) · Shennongjia (4) · Shiyan (29) · Suizhou (12) · Tianmen (3) · Wuhan (55) · Xiangyang (26) · Xianning (19) · Xiantao (2) · Xiaogan (15) · Yichang (39)

Enshi 33 sites

Shennong Stream 神农溪 5A scenic area
A Yangtze tributary running about 60 km from the Shennongjia mountains through four gorges (Shennong, Mianzhu, Parrot and Longchang) to meet the river opposite Badong town.
Tenglong Cave 腾龙洞 5A scenic area
A cave system on the Qing River with about 59.8 km of passages on five levels, where the river drops more than 30 m at the entrance and flows on underground.
Baren River Gorge, Badong 巴人河 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst river gorge in Chadianzi town, Badong County, also called the Three Gorges Women's Valley, where the scenic area climbs from about 350 to 1,650 metres above sea level.
Daqingjiang Scenic Area, Enshi 大清江 4A scenic area · on the map
A boat-based scenic area on the Qing River in Enshi, spread across Sancha, Shadi and Xintang townships, where large passenger boats run along about 87 km of river between karst cliffs and villages.
Dashuijing Old Buildings 大水井古建筑群 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A group of buildings in the mountains of Lichuan, mostly Qing-dynasty and Republican-era, that the Li family built up from the former residence of the Huang tusi (local chiefs).
Dixin Valley, Jianshi 地心谷 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A deep limestone gorge in Gaoping town, Jianshi County, with cliff-hugging plank walkways, a glass bridge more than 200 metres above the valley floor and more than a thousand river-scoured potholes in the stream bed.
Enshi Tusi City 恩施土司城 4A scenic area · on the map
A replica tusi (hereditary chieftain) manor complex on a hillside in the city of Enshi, opened in 2002, combining Tujia, Miao and Dong architecture, carving and painting.
Fobao Mountain, Lichuan 佛宝山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in the hills of Lichuan, with forest cover of more than 95 per cent.
Hefeng Manshanhong Martyrs' Cemetery 鹤峰满山红烈士陵园 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial cemetery on a wooded hillside on the south side of Hefeng town, begun in 1959 and expanded in 1978 as the cemetery of the Hunan-Hubei border soviet area.
Longchuan Shuixiang 龙船水乡 4A scenic area · on the map
A riverside scenic area on the Qing River in Liangwu township, built as a tourism project by Hubei Communications Investment Group on the theme of the Longchuan Diao, a Lichuan folk song listed as national intangible heritage.
Luyuanping 鹿院坪 4A scenic area · on the map
A cliff-ringed hollow in Banqiao town, about 1,700 metres above sea level and more than 500 metres deep, with a farming hamlet, streams, waterfall groups and karst crevices on its floor.
Maodong Cave 卯洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A river cave on the Youshui River at Baifusi in Laifeng County, close to where Hubei meets Hunan and Chongqing, where the river flows through an opening about 58 metres wide and 36 metres high and runs underground for some 215 metres.
Pengjiazhai Stilt-House Village 彭家寨 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A Tujia village of Qing-dynasty timber stilt houses (diaojiaolou) on a hillside beside the Longtan River in Lianghekou village, jointed by mortise and tenon with almost no nails.
Pingbaying National Forest Park 坪坝营国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest park of about 154 km² in the mountains of south-western Xianfeng County, close to the Chongqing border, with forest cover of over 90 per cent.
Pingshan Canyon and Rongmei Tusi Site 屏山·容美土司遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A village inside a cliff-ringed canyon, the site of the Jue Fu, the main seat of the Rongmei tusi (hereditary chieftains of the Tian family), built from the late Ming dynasty and abandoned after the Qing ended the tusi system in 1735.
Shiziguan Gorge, Xuan'en 狮子关 4A scenic area · on the map
A river-gorge scenic area just east of Xuan'en town, about 9.6 km long, with steep rock walls and narrow passes such as the Lion's Mouth.
Suobuya Stone Forest 梭布垭石林 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst stone forest of about 21 square kilometres in the north-west of Enshi, formed in the Ordovician period around 460 million years ago, with limestone pinnacles, narrow slot canyons and visible fossils.
Tangya River Scenic Area, Xianfeng 唐崖河景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area on the upper Tangya River at Huangjindong in the north of Xianfeng County, centred on Huangjin Cave, a large river cave that the Tangya River flows through.
Tujia Daughters' City, Enshi 土家女儿城 4A scenic area · on the map
A shopping and leisure district in Enshi, built in the style of a Tujia old town and opened as a street quarter in 2013, with stilt-house lanes, shops, restaurants, inns, a Tujia folk museum and a theatre.
Wujiatai Tribute Tea Village, Xuan'en 伍家台 4A scenic area · on the map
A tea-growing village in Xuan'en County whose tea was presented to the Qianlong emperor in the 1780s, earning it the label 'tribute tea' and an imperial plaque.
Wuxiakou (Wu Gorge Mouth), Badong 巫峡口 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area on Damian Mountain above the Yangtze at the eastern mouth of the Wu Gorge, the middle gorge of the Three Gorges, just upriver of Badong county town.
Xianfo Temple Grottoes 仙佛寺石窟 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A cliff-carving site on the west bank of the Youshui River in Xiangfeng town, facing Hunan's Longshan County across the water.
Xuan'en Town and Gongshui River 浪漫宣恩旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
The county town of Xuan'en, run as a scenic area in its own right and built around the Gongshui River that flows through it.
Yangmei Ancient Village, Laifeng 杨梅古寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area made up of two villages, Huangbaiyuan and Shiqiao, in Sanhu township, known for its groves of old Chinese bayberry (yangmei) trees, some of them more than 300 years old.
Yaotianyan Sinkhole, Xuan'en 矅天眼 4A scenic area · on the map
A natural sinkhole (tiankeng) more than 290 m deep in Luoquanyan village, Jiaoyuan township, Xuan'en County, set among karst pinnacles and developed as a scenic area.
Yesanguan Forest Flower Sea 野三关森林花海 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower-field attraction in the Tiechanghuang forest park on a plateau above Yesanguan town in Badong County, at more than 1,700 m.
Yesanxia (Wild Three Gorges), Jianshi 野三峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain and river scenic region in Jianshi County, built around the Jingyang stretch of the Qing River and the neighbouring Yesan River.
Yulong Cave, Lichuan 玉龙洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A show cave in Tuanbao township with passages on three levels, found in 1992 when villagers searching for water in a drought came across it.
Yuxian Valley (Wuyuan Cave), Badong 雨仙谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area in the hills just outside Badong town, built around Wuyuan Cave, a large cave with a flowing spring and stalactites, and the gorge outside it, where the air stays around 20 °C. The grounds hold Three Gorges stone inscriptions, pavilions and a stele garden recalling the statesman Kou Zhun, as well as the Night Rain Pool, a constant-temperature outdoor pool on the Yangtze bank named after a poem by Li Shangyin.
Shizhou Old City Walls, Enshi 施州城址 National heritage site · on the map
The surviving walls and gates of Shizhou, the old walled city of Enshi, in the Liujiaoting area of the present city.
Tangya Tusi Fortress 唐崖土司城址 National heritage site · on the map
The remains of the seat of the Qin family, hereditary Tujia chiefs (some scholars say Mongol in origin) of Tangya, who ruled the district under the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties until the Qing replaced hereditary chiefs with appointed officials in 1735.
Wuliping Revolutionary Sites 五里坪革命旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A small basin town in Hefeng County that was the centre of the Hunan–Hubei border soviet area in 1929–33, when He Long led the Red Fourth Army and Second Army Corps to build a base in the region.
Yumuzhai 鱼木寨 National heritage site · on the map
A fortified Tujia village on a hilltop ringed by cliffs, founded in the Hongwu reign (1368–98) by the Ma family of local chiefs and described as the best-preserved Tujia fort.

Ezhou 8 sites

Fengqi Oasis Ecological Civilisation Expo Park 凤栖绿洲生态文明博览园 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside expo park in Liangzihu district, close to the Wuhan boundary, whose main building is the Liangzi Lake Ecological Civilisation Exhibition Hall, a two-storey hall of about 18,000 m² on lake protection and water-ecology restoration, described locally as the first of its kind in central China.
Liangzi Island 梁子岛 4A scenic area · on the map
A 2.2 km² island in Liangzi Lake, reached by boat from the mainland, with a settlement of grey-tiled stone houses, farmland, small hills and lake views.
Lianhua Mountain Park, Ezhou 莲花山 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill park on the south side of Ezhou beside Yanglan Lake, built up with more than 30 man-made sights in dragon and lotus motifs.
Xingfuyuan Farm Park 杏福园 4A scenic area · on the map
A farm-tourism estate beside a lake in Duandian town, developed from 2014 by a Taiwanese-owned company on formerly fallow land.
Xishan Scenic Area, Ezhou 西山风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill park in the west of Ezhou, once called Fanshan, that preserves traces of the Wu state of the Three Kingdoms, whose ruler Sun Quan is said to have built a palace here.
Ezhou Guanyin Pavilion 鄂州观音阁 National heritage site
A small Buddhist–Daoist temple built on a rock reef in the Yangtze at Longpanji, first built in its present form in 1345 and rebuilt several times since.
Wuwang City Ruins, Ezhou 吴王城遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The site of the city that Sun Quan founded in 221 and named Wuchang, capital of the Wu kingdom of the Three Kingdoms period.
Yiting Inscription Rock Carving 怡亭铭摩崖石刻 National heritage site · on the map
A natural rock on the Yangtze bank outside Ezhou's former north gate, carved in AD 765 with a short text in praise of the Yiting pavilion that once stood here, in seal script by Li Yangbing and clerical script by Li Ju, with the text by Pei Qiu.

Huanggang 36 sites

Guifeng Mountain, Macheng 龟峰山 5A scenic area · on the map
Guifeng Mountain is a mountain scenic area in Guishan town, Macheng, at the southern foot of the central Dabie Mountains near the Hubei–Henan–Anhui border.
Bodaofeng, Luotian 薄刀峰 4A scenic area · on the map
Bodaofeng is a mountain scenic area in Shengli town in the north of Luotian county, in the Dabie Mountains of north-eastern Hubei, and is promoted as a cool summer retreat.
Dongpo Chibi 东坡赤壁 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Dongpo Chibi is a complex of pavilions and halls on a reddish-brown rock bluff in the north-west of Huangzhou, which once stood on the north bank of the Yangtze before silt left it several hundred metres from the river.
Former Residence of Li Xiannian 李先念故居 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Li Xiannian (1909–1992) was born in Hong'an and served as President of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988.
Four Seasons Flower Sea, Yingshan 四季花海 4A scenic area · on the map
Four Seasons Flower Sea is a modern leisure and study-tour resort about 1 km south of Yingshan county seat (Wenquan town), beside the upper Bailianhe reservoir and centred on planted flower fields.
Guangji Shiguang Riverside Park, Wuxue 广济时光景区 4A scenic area · on the map
Guangji Shiguang is a riverside park about 2 km long on the north bank of the Yangtze at Wuxue, built from 2013 and opened in January 2016.
Huangma Uprising and Eyuwan Soviet Area Memorial Park 黄麻起义和鄂豫皖苏区纪念园 4A scenic area · on the map
This memorial park in Hong'an town, the county seat, commemorates the Huangma Uprising of November 1927, when Communist-led peasant forces rose in Huang'an (now Hong'an) and Macheng, and the Hubei–Henan–Anhui revolutionary base area that followed.
Jinxiu Tongluo Scenic Area, Hong'an 锦绣铜锣景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A privately run leisure park of about 4,200 mu (roughly 280 hectares) on the southern edge of Hong'an county seat, beside the Daoshui River.
Li Shizhen Culture Tourism Area, Qichun 李时珍文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A health-tourism area on the shore of Chilong Lake National Wetland Park in the south of Qichun county, built around the legacy of Li Shizhen (1518–1593), the Ming-dynasty physician who compiled the Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica).
Lishan Eco-tourism Area, Qichun 李山生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A village-based tourism area of about 3 sq km in Lishan village, Datong town, in the north-east of Qichun county, developed around tea and the area's revolutionary history.
Long March National Cultural Park, Yingshan Section 长征国家文化公园英山园区 4A scenic area · on the map
A Long March-themed park in Taojiahe township on the southern slope of the Dabie Mountains, a key assembly area of the Red 25th Army before its Long March in 1934.
Macheng Martyrs' Cemetery 麻城烈士陵园 4A scenic area · on the map
A martyrs' cemetery and memorial park of about 11 hectares in Macheng, built to commemorate those who died in the Huangma Uprising and the Hubei–Henan–Anhui Soviet area.
Nanwudang (Southern Wudang) Scenic Area, Yingshan 大别山南武当 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in Wujiashan National Forest Park in the Dabie Mountains of northern Yingshan, promoted as 'Southern Wudang'.
Puyang Temple (Puyang Guan), Qichun 普阳观 4A scenic area · on the map
Puyang Guan is a Daoist temple on Fuhu Hill in Caohe, the county seat of Qichun, and the named core of the Li Shizhen Medical-Daoist Culture Tourism Area on the Hubei A-level list.
Sanjiaoshan Scenic Area, Xishui 三角山 4A scenic area · on the map
Sanjiaoshan is a mountain scenic area in Lüyang township, Xishui, on the southern slopes of the Dabie Mountains, and is also a national forest park.
Sizu Temple, Huangmei 四祖寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The temple of Daoxin, the Fourth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism, founded in 624 and rebuilt several times in the Ming and Qing.
Taohuachong Resort, Yingshan 桃花冲 4A scenic area · on the map
Taohuachong is a mountain resort area in Caopandi town, in the east of Yingshan county in the Dabie Mountains.
Tiantai Mountain, Hong'an 天台山 4A scenic area · on the map
Tiantai Mountain is a forested mountain area in the far north of Hong'an county, on the Hubei–Henan border, with a platform-shaped main peak, steep rock faces and named viewpoints along its stone steps.
Tiantangzhai, Luotian 天堂寨 4A scenic area
Tiantangzhai is a forested massif in the Dabie Mountains that straddles the Hubei–Anhui border and forms the watershed between the Yangtze and the Huai rivers; this entry is the Hubei side, reached from Jiuzihe town in Luotian county.
Tomb of Bi Sheng 毕昇墓 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Bi Sheng (died 1051), a Song-dynasty artisan, is credited with inventing the world's first movable type, made of fired clay.
Tongtian River Scenic Area, Wuxue 通天河景区 4A scenic area · on the map
Tongtian River is a themed tourist area in a hill valley in Yuchuan town, Wuxue, built around the story of Journey to the West.
Wunaoshan National Forest Park, Macheng 五脑山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A national forest park in the wooded hills just north-west of Macheng city, run by its own management office.
Wuyunshan Ecotourism Area, Qichun 雾云山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain tea-and-terrace area in the hills of northern Qichun, at an average altitude of about 800 m.
Wuzu Temple, Huangmei 五祖寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple on Dongshan hill, founded in 654, where the Fifth Patriarch Hongren taught.
Xiaoganxiang Cultural Park, Macheng 孝感乡文化园 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern city park in Macheng themed on 'Xiaogan Township', the place that many Sichuan and Chongqing families name as the origin of their ancestors in the Ming and Qing 'Huguang fills Sichuan' migrations.
Yi'ai Lake, Huanggang 遗爱湖 4A scenic area
An urban lake in the middle of Huanggang's built-up area, made up of an east and a west lake joined by a narrow channel, with about 3.2 sq km of water.
Baizi Pagoda, Macheng 柏子塔 National heritage site
A Tang-dynasty brick pagoda on Jiulong Hill in Yanjiahe township, built in 783 by the monk Xuying and named after a cypress that once grew from its top.
Former Residence of Dong Biwu 董必武故居 National heritage site · on the map
Dong Biwu (1886–1975) was one of the delegates at the founding congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 and served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1972 to 1975.
Gaota Temple Pagoda, Huangmei 黄梅高塔寺塔 National heritage site · on the map
A Northern Song-dynasty pagoda standing in the built-up area of Huangmei town, beside Guta East Road.
Lei Ancestral Hall, Macheng 麻城雷氏祠 National heritage site · on the map
The ancestral hall of the Lei clan in Leishici village, south-east of Macheng, a building of the Qing to Republican periods.
Qiliping Revolutionary Sites 七里坪革命旧址 National heritage site · on the map
Qiliping is a small town in northern Hong'an county that was a centre of the Communist-led Hubei–Henan–Anhui revolutionary base area between 1927 and 1934, and its surviving sites are listed together as a national heritage unit.
Shuangcheng Pagoda, Hong'an 双城塔 National heritage site · on the map
Shuangcheng Pagoda stands among fields at Zhoujiadun village, in the hills of northern Hong'an county.
Tomb of Li Shizhen, Qichun 李时珍墓 National heritage site · on the map
The burial place of Li Shizhen (1518–1593), the Ming-dynasty physician and naturalist who compiled the Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica).
Wanniantai Stage, Xishui 万年台戏台 National heritage site · on the map
Wanniantai Stage (the name means 'ten-thousand-year stage') is a Qing-dynasty traditional opera stage in Xishui county.
Wu Family Hall in Doushan 陡山吴氏祠 National heritage site · on the map
The Wu Family Hall is a clan ancestral hall at Doushan village, Baliwan town, built in 1763 by the local Wu lineage and enlarged in 1871 and 1902.
Zhenggong Pagoda, Wuxue 郑公塔 National heritage site · on the map
Zhenggong Pagoda is an ancient pagoda in Wuxue, in south-eastern Hubei.

Huangshi 15 sites

Dishuiya Waterfalls 滴水涯 4A scenic area · on the map
A valley scenic area in Paishi town built around a waterfall group that the county government calls the 'three falls and nine pools', the main fall dropping about 68 m.
Dongfang Mountain 东方山 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested hill of about 475 m with three main peaks, described as the largest forest park in Huangshi's urban area and named for the Han writer Dongfang Shuo, who by local tradition studied and practised Daoism here.
Huangshi National Mine Park 黄石国家矿山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A mine park on the site of the Daye iron mine, where records of mining go back to the third century and which was mechanised in the late Qing.
Huangshi OCT Dinosaur Wonderland 黄石华侨城恐龙奇域 4A scenic area · on the map
A dinosaur-themed holiday resort on the shore of Daye Lake, opened in 2024.
Leishan Scenic Area, Daye 雷山风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill scenic area in Chengui town, about 15 km west of Daye, covering some 55 km² in three zones: Xiaoleishan, with pines and oddly shaped rocks, Daquangou, a stream gorge with cascades and a reservoir, and Tiantaishan.
Longfeng Mountain Eco-Park, Daye 龙凤山 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural-tourism park of nearly 14,000 mu around the twin peaks of Qinglong and Yufeng at Shuanggangkou in Liurenba town, run by one company as a farming-and-tourism enterprise.
Shangfeng Ancient Village 上冯古村 4A scenic area · on the map
A hillside village in Jinhu subdistrict, Daye, nicknamed the village of the 'nine ancients' for its surviving old houses, paths, trees, wells and ancestral halls; local accounts date it to the late Yuan dynasty, some 600 years ago.
Tonglüshan Ancient Copper Mine 铜绿山古铜矿遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site
An ancient copper-mining and smelting site that was worked from at least the Spring and Autumn period, and probably earlier, until the Han dynasty.
Xiandao Lake 仙岛湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A reservoir lake in the northern foothills of the Mufu Mountains, once marketed as Qiandao ('Thousand Island') Lake, with about 1,002 wooded islands scattered across roughly 30 km² of water.
Zhaoshan Ancient Village and Peach Country 沼山古村桃乡 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural-tourism area built around Zhaoshan village in Bao'an town, known for its 'gouxue' (blood) peach, with nearly 3,500 mu (about 230 ha) of groves in the village itself that blossom in spring and fruit in summer.
Hanyeping Iron and Coal Works Site 汉冶萍煤铁厂矿旧址 National heritage site · on the map
Surviving remains of the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Company, formed in 1908 when the Hanyang ironworks founded by the Qing official Zhang Zhidong was combined with the Daye iron mine and the Pingxiang coal mine; Chinese state media call it Asia's earliest combined iron, steel and coal enterprise.
Huaxin Cement Works (Huaxin 1907) 华新水泥厂旧址 National heritage site
A cement works founded in 1907 and shut down in 2007, which supplied cement for national projects such as the Great Hall of the People and the Wuhan Yangtze Bridge; its brick halls, conveyor galleries, slag store and wet-process rotary kilns, including two large kilns imported from the United States, have been preserved.
Longgang Revolutionary Sites 龙港革命旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A cluster of former Communist offices and residences in Longgang, an old market town on the Hubei–Jiangxi border that served in the late 1920s and early 1930s as a base for the party's east Hubei committee and Soviet government, and was nicknamed 'Little Moscow'.
Red Third Army Group Revolutionary Site 红三军团革命旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A former landowner's house in Liurenba village, a brick-and-timber complex of two-storey buildings (about 2,400 m²) with a classical Western-style façade, where in June 1930 an enlarged military committee meeting decided to form the Red Third Army Group from the Red Fifth and Eighth Armies.
Site of the Daye Soldiers Revolt 大冶兵暴旧址 National heritage site
The former Wubei military academy, begun in 1827 and later a school, where on 14 December 1929 a platoon leader named Cheng Zihua, a Communist Party member serving in the Nationalist army, led an armed uprising with Red Army support that is known as the Daye Soldiers' Revolt.

Jingmen 14 sites

Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty 明显陵 5A scenic area · National heritage site
The joint tomb of Zhu Youyuan, a Ming prince, and his wife, rebuilt to imperial standard after their son became the Jiajing Emperor and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with other Ming and Qing imperial tombs.
Geek Park, Jingmen 极客公园 4A scenic area · on the map
An aviation-themed park inside the iFlyer (Aifeike) Aviation Town in Jingmen's Zhanghe New Area, described as an aircraft museum.
Huangxian Cave 黄仙洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst cave in Kedian town, on the Dahong Mountain side of Zhongxiang, about 2.6 km long and known for a large hall of rimstone pools and other stalactite formations.
Huiyuan Nonggu Experience Park 汇源农谷体验园 4A scenic area · on the map
An agricultural experience park inside Dakou National Forest Park in Zhongxiang, certified as a 4A scenic area in July 2020.
Jingmen Garden Expo Park 荆门园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A landscaped park of about 140 hectares in south-west Jingmen, built on a former coal-mine subsidence area and construction-waste landfill and opened in April 2022 as the main venue of the third Hubei Garden Expo.
Lulin Mountain Scenic Area 绿林山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area at Lulin town in northern Jingshan, on the Dahong Mountain side, tied by local tradition to the Lulin peasant uprising of AD 17 against Wang Mang's Xin dynasty, which gave Chinese the phrase for outlaws of the green forest.
Pengdun Rural World 彭墩乡村世界 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural-tourism site in and around Pengdun village in Shipai town, built around modern farming and village life.
Qujialing Site and Archaeological Park 屈家岭遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The type site of the Qujialing culture, a Neolithic farming culture of the middle Yangtze, where a village some 5,000 years old yielded carbonised rice and painted pottery cups of eggshell thinness.
Shengjingshan Eco-tourism Area 圣境山 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill and woodland eco-tourism area on the edge of Jingmen, best known for paragliding, with launch points, a large purpose-built landing ground and a training base that runs multi-day courses.
Taizishan National Forest Park 太子山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A national forest park in the hills of south-western Jingshan, with wooded walking trails.
Zhanghe Reservoir 漳河风景区 4A scenic area
A large reservoir on the Zhanghe river west of Jingmen, built between 1958 and 1966 mainly for irrigation and water supply, with islands and many inlets across about 100 square kilometres of water.
Site of the CPC Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee 中共豫鄂边区委员会旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A preserved former headquarters in Jingshan of the Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee, the Communist Party committee of the Henan-Hubei border base area during the war against Japan.
Sujialong Tombs and Site Park 苏家垄墓群 National heritage site · on the map
A cemetery, settlement and bronze-working site of the Zeng state, a vassal of the Zhou dynasty, excavated in the 2010s, with inscribed bronzes, chariot-and-horse pits and the remains of a bronze-smelting workshop.
Wenfeng Pagoda, Zhongxiang 钟祥文风塔 National heritage site
A white-painted Buddhist pagoda of the rare bowl-and-spire (fubo) stupa type, standing in the grounds of Bao'en Temple on Longshan hill in Zhongxiang.

Jingzhou 18 sites

Chuwang Chariot and Horse Pits (Xiongjiazhong) 楚王车马阵 4A scenic area · on the map
Xiongjiazhong is an Eastern Zhou burial ground of the Chu state, with a main earth mound 16 m high, a companion tomb about half its size and 40 chariot-and-horse pits.
Honghu Wetland Ecological Tourist Area 洪湖湿地生态旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
This lakeside leisure area of more than 4,400 mu (about 290 ha) on the eastern shore of Hong Lake, at the edge of Honghu city, centres on a 1,500-mu wetland garden of flowers, aquatic plants and reed marsh.
Hunan–West Hubei Soviet Martyrs' Memorial, Honghu 湘鄂西苏区革命烈士陵园 4A scenic area · on the map
This memorial park on the Yangtze embankment in the south-west of Honghu city is built around the Hunan–West Hubei Soviet martyrs' cemetery and memorial hall, a nationally protected martyrs' memorial site of more than 350 mu (about 23 ha).
Jingzhou Ancient City 荆州古城 4A scenic area · National heritage site
Jingzhou's old town is enclosed by a brick-faced rampart about 8.8 m high, rebuilt in 1646 on Ming foundations and regarded as one of the best-preserved city walls in southern China.
Jingzhou Garden Expo Park 荆州园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
This park was built for Hubei's second garden expo, held here from 28 September to 28 November 2019, and has stayed open as a public park since.
Jingzhou Museum 荆州博物馆 4A scenic area
The regional museum of Jingzhou, founded in 1958, holds some 196,000 items, most of them from excavations in and around the city.
Jingzhou Ocean World 荆州海洋世界 4A scenic area · on the map
Jingzhou Ocean World is a marine-themed leisure park in Shashi District, open since 2016, with an aquarium (the Undersea Park) and a separate summer water park, both refurbished and reopened on 18 June 2026.
Taoyuan Town, Shishou 桃源小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
Taoyuan Town is a purpose-built countryside leisure complex at the foot of Lujiao Peak in Taohuashan town, developed by a Hubei provincial culture-and-tourism group on about 325 hectares (4,873 mu).
Weishui Scenic Area, Songzi 洈水 4A scenic area · on the map
Weishui is a large reservoir resort in the hills of south-west Songzi, built round an earth dam about 9 km long whose construction began in 1958, with a lake of roughly 37 km² dotted with hundreds of wooded islands.
Xiejiaping Tourist Area, Songzi 卸甲坪 4A scenic area · on the map
Xiejiaping is the only Tujia ethnic township in Jingzhou, set in hills rising to 815 m on the Hunan border at the far south-west of Songzi, with a tourist area planned at about 5,300 mu (some 350 hectares).
Yuexi Peninsula Hot Spring Resort, Honghu 悦兮半岛 4A scenic area · on the map
Yuexi Peninsula is a hot-spring resort in Wulin town, Honghu, built around mineral water drawn from about 2,000 m underground at about 76 °C and a large column-free glass-and-steel indoor spring hall.
Balingshan Tombs 八岭山古墓群 National heritage site · on the map
A large field of earth-mounded tombs scattered over the wooded hills of Balingshan National Forest Park north-west of Jingzhou, with nearly 500 mounds recorded and burials ranging from the Eastern Zhou to the Ming dynasty.
Jinan City of Chu 楚纪南故城 National heritage site · on the map
Jinan was a capital of the Chu state in the Warring States period, a walled city of about 16 km², measuring 4.5 km by 3.5 km, just north of Jingzhou.
Jingjiang Flood Diversion Sluice, Gong'an 荆江分洪闸 National heritage site · on the map
The Jingjiang flood diversion works were built in 1952 in 75 days to protect the Yangtze's Jingjiang reach and the Jianghan plain from flooding, and are a nationally listed water-control project.
Qujiawan Old Street (Hunan–West Hubei Base Sites) 瞿家湾湘鄂西革命根据地旧址 National heritage site · on the map
Qujiawan is a small riverside town whose stone-paved old street of more than 40 brick-and-timber buildings served in the early 1930s as the capital of the Communist-led Hunan–West Hubei revolutionary base.
Three Taoist Temples of Jingzhou 荆州三观 National heritage site · on the map
The nationally listed Three Taoist Temples are Taihui Guan, Xuanmiao Guan and Kaiyuan Guan, all with Ming and Qing halls on older foundations.
Wanshou Pagoda 万寿宝塔 National heritage site
Wanshou Pagoda is a seven-storey octagonal brick-and-stone tower 40.46 m high, built between 1548 and 1552 for Prince Zhu Xian of Liao to pray for the Jiajing Emperor's long life.
Zoumaling Neolithic City Site 走马岭遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Zoumaling is a late Neolithic walled settlement of the Qujialing culture beside Shangjin Lake, with an earth-banked enclosure about 370 m by 300 m, three gates in its east and west walls and traces of houses inside.

Qianjiang 1 site

Longwan Archaeological Site Park 龙湾国家考古遗址公园 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The park preserves the Longwan site, the remains of a Chu detached palace-and-garden complex of the Eastern Zhou period that archaeologists think may be the Zhanghua Terrace, centred on the Fangyingtai mound.

Shennongjia 4 sites

Dajiuhu Wetland 大九湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A high mountain basin at about 1,730 m on the western edge of Shennongjia, covering roughly 20 km², with sub-alpine peat bog, wet meadow, streams and small lakes ringed by hills, a rare habitat in central China that is listed as a wetland of international importance.
Hongping Gallery 红坪画廊 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain valley area around Hongping town in central Shennongjia, at about 1,600 m, known as Hongping Gallery after a series of paintings by the artist Zhang Bu and popular with painters and photographers.
Shennong Tianchi 神农天池 4A scenic area · on the map
A commercially run valley park at Shennongjia's northern entrance, opened in 2014 as Batao Yuan and renamed Shennong Tianchi in 2023.
Tianyan Scenic Area, Shennongjia 天燕景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest and mountain-pass scenic area in central Shennongjia, named for Yanzi Ya ('Swallow Pass') in the north and Tianmen Ya ('Heaven's Gate Pass') in the south, the latter the highest point of the G209 highway through the area.

Shiyan 29 sites

Bailongtan Scenic Area 百龙潭 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded stream valley with a canyon walkway on the western edge of Shiyan, in Zhangwan District.
Canglanghai, Danjiangkou 沧浪海 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure area and boat landing on Danjiangkou Reservoir, in the new district at the edge of Danjiangkou city.
Donggou Red Tourism Area 东沟红色旅游景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A red-tourism area in Donggou village, Maota township, in the hills south of Shiyan, centred on a restored Ming–Qing house that holds the Central Plains Breakout (Northwest Hubei) History Memorial Hall.
Guanyin Cave, Fangxian 观音洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A small temple-and-cave site on a hill about 3 km south of Fangxian county town.
Hanjiang Green Valley 汉江绿谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure area of about 6 km² in Anyang town, Yunyang, with a herb garden of about 330 hectares, a flower field on the water of over 60 hectares, more than 200 hectares of grassland and three themed 'manor' areas.
Honggan Ping Orange Orchard, Junxian 红甘苹橘海 4A scenic area · on the map
A commercial 'smart orchard' beside Danjiangkou Reservoir in Junxian town, run by the Honggan Ping company and rated 4A as an agri-tourism site.
Huxiaotan Gorge 虎啸滩 4A scenic area · on the map
A river-gorge scenic area on the Baiquan River in Baiquan village, Daliu township, named 'Tiger Roar Shoal' for the sound of the water pounding the rocks.
Jingle Palace, Danjiangkou 静乐宫 4A scenic area · on the map
A Taoist palace complex on the north shore of Jingle Lake, at the north-eastern edge of Danjiangkou city.
Jiulong Falls, Yunyang 郧阳九龙瀑 4A scenic area · on the map
A gorge scenic area in Nanhuatang town, Yunyang district, named 'Nine Dragons Falls' for the series of waterfalls along its stream; the district lists its core area as about 18 km².
Longtan River, Yunxi 郧西龙潭河 4A scenic area · on the map
A waterfall and gorge scenic area in Yangwei town, run as a provincial forest park and geopark, with more than sixty sights, over forty of them connected with waterfalls.
Nüwa Mountain, Zhushan 女娲山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in Baofeng town built around the legend of Nüwa, the goddess who in Chinese myth mended the sky and made the first people.
Qinglongshan Dinosaur Egg Fossil Geopark 青龙山恐龙蛋化石群国家地质公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A national geopark in Liupi town protecting a field of Cretaceous dinosaur eggs left where they were laid, with at least 300,000 eggs estimated, which state media describe as the largest known in-situ concentration.
Shangjin Ancient City 上津古城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A compact walled town on the east bank of the Jinqian River, close to the Shaanxi border, roughly 400 by 300 metres with walls about 7 m high, and known locally as the 'Emperor's Ferry' for its river crossing on the way towards Xi'an.
Shiyan Museum 十堰市博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
The municipal museum of Shiyan, a national second-grade museum in the city centre close to Beijing North Road.
Taiji Gorge 太极峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A red-sandstone gorge on the western side of Danjiangkou Reservoir, in Shigu town.
Taohuadao Rammed-Earth Town 桃花岛夯土小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern rural tourism town in Shuiping town, built in rammed-earth style from about 2018 and called Peach Blossom Island (Taohuadao); its Chinese name, Hangtu Xiaozhen, means 'rammed-earth town'.
Tianhe Scenic Area, Yunxi 郧西天河 4A scenic area · on the map
A riverside scenic area on the Tianhe at the southern edge of Yunxi county town, built around the county's Qixi (Double Seventh) culture, which is on China's national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Tianhekou, Yunxi 天河口 4A scenic area · on the map
The place where the Tianhe ('Heavenly River') flows into the Han, in Guanyin town, linked by local tradition to the Qixi (Double Seventh) legend of the cowherd and the weaver girl.
Wudang Daming Peak 武当大明峰 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in Guanshan town, west of the Wudang Mountains' main peak, which Shiyan's tourism commission puts at about 1,316 m in height and roughly 39 sq km in area.
Wudang Happy Valley 武当山快乐谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A commercial adventure and amusement park in a wooded river valley in the Wudang Special Zone, about 5 km from the entrance of the Wudang Mountains scenic area and next to Taiji Lake.
Wudang South Pilgrim Path 武当山南神道 4A scenic area · on the map
A walking-oriented scenic area on the south-western flank of the Wudang Mountains in Guanshan town, on the old pilgrim route by which worshippers from Sichuan, Shaanxi and western Hubei once came to Wudang.
Wulong River Scenic Area 五龙河 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested gorge scenic area on the Wulong River, a tributary of the Tianhe that rises in the Qinling foothills on the Hubei–Shaanxi border, nicknamed 'little Jiuzhaigou' locally for its clear water, waterfalls and woods.
Yeren Cave and Valley, Fangxian 野人洞·野人谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A limestone cave and a wooded gorge about 25 km south of Fangxian county town, named after local 'wild man' (yeren) stories; the best known tells of a farmer's encounter at the cave mouth in 1974.
Yunlong Valley, Sai Wudang 赛武当云龙谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A large mountain-resort development in the Sai Wudang hills south of central Shiyan, in Maojian District, planned over about 24 km² in three phases with wellness, hot-spring, family-study, mountain-sports and folk-culture zones.
Zhushan Turquoise Culture Tourist Area 竹山绿松石文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A themed cultural-tourism complex in Zhushan county town, between the Du and Huo rivers, built around turquoise, which is mined in several counties of north-west Hubei including Zhushan, and around local legends and history, from the Nüwa myth to the ancient Yong state and the Peach Blossom Spring story.
Cixiaogou Imperial Timber Cliff Inscription 慈孝沟“采皇木”摩崖 National heritage site · on the map
A small Ming-dynasty rock inscription in a gorge in Eping township, carved in 1558 on a cliff to mark the felling of giant nanmu timbers that were sent to Beijing to build the imperial palace.
Dafeng Granary, Yunyang 大丰仓 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty state granary in the old town of Yunyang, on a rise beside the bridgehead of the Yunyang Han River Bridge, rebuilt in 1881 on the site of an earlier prefectural granary.
Gan Ancestral Hall, Zhuxi 甘氏宗祠 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty clan ancestral hall in Ganjialing village, Zhongfeng town, built in memory of Gan Jifang, a local garrison officer of the early Qing, and enlarged in the mid-18th and late 19th centuries.
Gaojia Huawu 高家花屋 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty family residence in Xiejiagou village, Zhuping township, in the hills of north-west Zhushan county near the Hubei–Shaanxi–Sichuan border.

Suizhou 12 sites

Baopu Valley Wellness Resort 抱朴谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A wellness resort of about 12 km² in forested hills at the head of the Huai River, on the Hubei–Henan border.
Dahong Mountain 大洪山 4A scenic area · on the map
A stand-alone mountain massif of about 305 km² that straddles Suizhou, Jingshan and Zhongxiang, with 127 km² and its highest peak, Baozhu Peak (1,055 m), in Suizhou.
Former HQ of the New Fourth Army's Fifth Division, Jiukouyan 新四军第五师司令部旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
In June 1940 the headquarters of the New Fourth Army's Hubei–Henan force moved into the Sun family compound at Jiukouyan, a Qing-dynasty courtyard house built in 1733 with 56 rooms in a three-hall, two-courtyard layout, and the Fifth Division was formally established there on 5 April 1941 under Li Xiannian.
Gaogui Santan Scenic Area 高贵三潭 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest park and provincial scenic area on the Hubei–Henan border at the foot of the old Pingjing Pass, known for its waterfalls and pools (the 'three pools' of the name), the summit of Dagui Mountain and a grove of qingtan (wingceltis) trees of more than 2,000 mu that local officials bill as the largest in China.
Journey to the West Park, Sui County 西游记公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large leisure resort themed on the novel Journey to the West, covering about 260 hectares in the hills near Dahong Mountain.
Journey to the West Rafting, Huaihe 西游记漂流 4A scenic area · on the map
A rafting run of about 9 km down the Longtan stream in the Tongbai Mountains, with nine bends and more than 30 rapids over about two and a half to three hours, ending close to the expressway exit at Huaihe.
Shennong Tribe 神农部落 4A scenic area · on the map
A theme park in the Tongbai Mountains built around rock carvings that county officials present as prehistoric images of the legendary farmer-god Shennong, a sun god and a three-legged sun bird.
Suizhou Cultural Park 随州文化公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A large landscaped park in the eastern part of Suizhou, laid out around the city's cultural themes: the legendary farmer-god Shennong, the Zeng chime bells, the Spring and Autumn minister Ji Liang (whose statue stands partway up the hillside) and the Sui dynasty, which took its name from the city.
Thousand-Year Ginkgo Valley 千年银杏谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A valley of ancient ginkgo trees strung along about 12 km of five villages in Luoyang town, with around 300 trees more than a thousand years old.
Tianwangzhai Hill Fortress 田王寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill fortress of stone walls that follow nine hilltops on Gucheng Mountain in the Tongbai range, with gates and beacon towers; local accounts date it to the end of the Song or the Yuan period.
Yandi Hometown Park, Lishan 炎帝神农故里 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial park at Lishan, which Suizhou promotes as the birthplace of Yandi (Shennong), the legendary farmer-god and herbalist.
Leigudun Tombs 擂鼓墩古墓群 National heritage site
The cemetery of the rulers of the state of Zeng in the Warring States period, spread over a low rise on the north-western edge of Suizhou as eight burial grounds covering about 116 hectares.

Tianmen 3 sites

Tea Sage Hometown Garden 茶圣故里园 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial park in the old town of Tianmen, ancient Jingling, honouring Lu Yu, the Tang-dynasty author of the Classic of Tea, who is revered as the Sage of Tea and was born in the town.
Bailong Temple, Tianmen 白龙寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Buddhist temple in Zaoshi town, north-east of Tianmen, said to have been founded in the Southern Dynasties.
Shijiahe Site 石家河遗址 National heritage site · on the map
A Neolithic walled settlement of about 8 square kilometres, occupied from about 3900 to 1800 BC and described in state media as the largest, best preserved and longest-lived prehistoric walled settlement found in the middle Yangtze; it is the type site of the Shijiahe culture.

Wuhan 55 sites

East Lake, Wuhan 东湖 5A scenic area
A freshwater lake of about 33 sq km in Wuchang, among the largest urban lakes in China, whose scenic area is divided into six zones including Tingtao, Moshan and Luoyan.
Mulan Cultural and Ecological Tourist Area 木兰文化生态旅游区 5A scenic area · on the map
A national 5A area in northern Huangpi District made up of four parts tied to the legend of Mulan, which local tradition places here: Mulan Mountain, a long-standing religious site with an ancient building complex that is also part of a national geopark; Mulan Tianchi (Heavenly Lake), a forest canyon of waterfalls and pools; Mulan Grassland, a steppe-themed park; and Yunwu Mountain, known for its azaleas in spring.
Dayuwan Ancient Village 大余湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A hillside village at the foot of Mulan Mountain, founded in the early Ming dynasty by the Yu family from Wuyuan in Jiangxi, with dozens of Ming and Qing houses in Jiangxi style, horse-head gables and stone-paved lanes; it is a China Historic and Cultural Village.
Fengwa Ancient Village 凤娃古寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A cultural-tourism complex in Fenghuang town, Xinzhou District, billed as a cluster of Ming and Qing-style buildings, with antique and folk-custom displays, leisure facilities and local food.
Happy Valley Wuhan 武汉欢乐谷 4A scenic area
Happy Valley Wuhan is an amusement park run by the OCT group, the fifth in its Happy Valley chain, in the eastern suburbs near East Lake; it opened in April 2012.
Huabohui Flower Town 武汉花博汇 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower-themed leisure town in Caidian's Sino-French Eco-City, near Houguan Lake national wetland park, with a planned area of 5,300 mu (about 350 hectares).
Huaxiang Chagu Tea Valley 花乡茶谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A tea-plantation leisure area on Honggang Mountain in Caijiazha subdistrict, Huangpi, which was rated 4A in 2022.
Jinli Tusicheng Tujia Scenic Area 锦鲤土司城 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure park themed on Tujia and Miao culture in the hills of northern Huangpi, built in the style of a tusi (hereditary chieftain) fortress town with stilt houses rather than as a historic site.
Jinlong Shuizhai Eco-Park 金龙水寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure park beside Jinlong Lake in Caidian, planted with camellias, lotus, osmanthus and plum so that something is in flower in each season, and known for its lotus ponds, which can be toured by boat in summer.
Jiuzhen Mountain 九真山 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded range of nine linked peaks in Caidian whose main summit, at 276 m, is billed as the highest point on the Jianghan Plain; forest covers more than 90% of the scenic area.
Lianghu Manxiang Leisure Park 梁湖漫乡 4A scenic area · on the map
Lianghu Manxiang is a countryside leisure park in Wulijie, in the south-east of Wuhan's Jiangxia District, run as a large farm resort with guesthouses and meeting rooms, picking and fishing, farm-life activities and bonfire evenings.
Mulan Huaxiang Flower Village 木兰花乡 4A scenic area · on the map
A former old hamlet in Huangpi, renovated from the mid-2010s and opened as a scenic area in 2017, now a flower and night-tour destination with seasonal flower beds, an animal park, a tropical-plant garden, rides and a children's water park. 'Mulan Night City', a street built in Northern Wei style that opened in 2023, stages shows and light displays in the evening.
Mulan Qingliangzhai 木兰清凉寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 10 sq km in the hills of northern Huangpi, known for autumn foliage (a red-maple festival has run since 2015) and as a summer refuge from the city heat.
Mulan Shengtian 木兰胜天 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill-ringed leisure area in Wangjiahe, Huangpi, developed from a former forest farm, with about 90% forest cover, streams, a waterfall and rock formations.
Mulan Water Town 木兰水镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A military-themed leisure park in Wangjiahe, Huangpi, laid out beside a lake and river junction with the look of a Jiangnan water town rather than any historic fabric.
Panlongcheng 盘龙城遗址 4A scenic area · National heritage site
The remains of a walled Shang-dynasty city of about 1500-1300 BCE on the north bank of the Yangtze, uncovered by a flood in 1954 and described by the Wuhan government as the highest-ranking and largest early Shang site known in the Yangtze valley.
Wuhan Botanical Garden 武汉植物园 4A scenic area
A research botanical garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, founded in 1956, whose Moshan campus of about 59 hectares lies on the shore of East Lake.
Wuhan Garden Expo Park 武汉园博园 4A scenic area · on the map
A public park of about 214 hectares built on a former landfill for the 10th China International Garden Expo in 2015 and kept as a city park afterwards, with its northern part in Dongxihu District and its southern part in Qiaokou District.
Wuhan Iron and Steel (WISCO) Cultural Tourism Zone 武钢文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A tourism zone of about 6.1 square kilometres inside the working Wuhan Iron and Steel (WISCO) plant in Qingshan, which opened in February 2023.
Wuhan Museum 武汉博物馆 4A scenic area
The city's main local-history museum, in Hankou's Jianghan District; the present building opened in 2001 and the museum was named a first-grade national museum in 2008.
Wuhan Peasant Movement Institute 武汉农民运动讲习所旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A late-Qing courtyard school of four brick-and-timber halls, opened in 1904 as a primary school, which housed the Kuomintang's Central Peasant Movement Training Institute in 1927, with Deng Yanda as director and Mao Zedong as deputy director.
Wuhan Planning Exhibition Hall 武汉规划展示馆 4A scenic area · on the map
Wuhan Planning Exhibition Hall occupies the east wing of the Citizens' Home civic complex in northern Jiang'an and explains the city's history, growth and development plans over three floors.
Wuhan Polar Ocean Resort 武汉极地海洋度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
An ocean-themed resort in Dongxihu District with aquarium displays, a polar-themed Ice Kingdom that uses animal models, and staged shows such as costumed mermaid performances and a penguin parade.
Wuhan Sports Center 武汉体育中心 4A scenic area
A sports complex in Zhuankou, in Wuhan's economic development zone, built in 2002 around a 54,000-seat stadium that staged matches at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and has been home to Wuhan Three Towns football club.
Wuhan Wildlife Kingdom 武汉野生动物王国 4A scenic area · on the map
An animal-themed park on Wumei Mountain in Caidian, on a hill that was quarried until around 2000 and has since been replanted; it opened in December 2020.
Xinhai Revolution Museum (Wuchang Uprising Memorial) 辛亥革命博物院 4A scenic area · National heritage site
The Xinhai Revolution Museum is made up of two sites a short walk apart on the south side of Snake Hill, both about the Wuchang Uprising of October 1911.
Yaojiashan Red Village 姚家山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain village on the Huangpi-Dawu border that served as the base of the New Fourth Army's Fifth Division, whose political and military organs were stationed there from the early 1940s until 1946 under Li Xiannian.
Yecun Valley 野村谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A family leisure valley in Wangjiahe, Huangpi, with rafting runs, a shallow stream with a stepped weir, and a paddling water park with water-bamboo beds and slides.
Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences 中国地质大学逸夫博物馆 4A scenic area
A natural-science museum on the China University of Geosciences campus beside East Lake, holding about 40,000 geological specimens, several thousand of them rare.
Zhiyin Cultural Area (Guqin Terrace and Moon Lake) 知音文化旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
The Zhiyin Cultural Area is Wuhan's name for a group of sights in Hanyang built around the legend of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, in which a guqin player found a friend who truly understood his music (a 'zhiyin').
Zhongshan Warship Museum 中山舰博物馆 4A scenic area
Zhongshan Warship Museum, in the Yangtze-side town of Jinkou, is built around the restored Zhongshan, a gunboat built in Japan in 1913 and renamed in 1925 after Sun Yat-sen.
Ziwei Urban Pastoral Park 武汉紫薇都市田园 4A scenic area · on the map
A countryside leisure park on Ziwei Ridge in Cangbu, Xinzhou District, opened in 2014 on former scrub slopes and known for plant weaving: sculptures and lettering made from living plants.
Delin Apartments (Hankou Residence of CPC Leaders) 中共中央领导人汉口住地旧址 National heritage site · on the map
Delin Apartments is a three-storey Western-style apartment block built in 1925 in Hankou's former British concession.
Early Buildings of Wuhan University 武汉大学早期建筑 National heritage site
A group of university buildings put up between 1930 and 1936 on Luojia Hill beside East Lake, combining palace-style Chinese roofs with modern reinforced-concrete frames; 15 sites with 26 buildings are listed as national heritage.
Early Modern Buildings of Hankou 汉口近代建筑群 National heritage site
A group of European-style banks, consulates and company offices along Yanjiang Avenue and the streets behind it, dating from the decades after Hankou opened as a treaty port in 1861 and five foreign powers took concessions here.
Eighth Route Army Office in Wuhan 八路军武汉办事处旧址 National heritage site
This four-storey building at 57 Changchun Street in Hankou was the Wuhan office of the Eighth Route Army from December 1937 until October 1938, from which the Communist Party liaised with the Nationalist government; the party's Yangtze Bureau also worked here.
Former Residence of Zhan Tianyou 詹天佑故居 National heritage site
A two-storey Western-style brick house that the railway engineer Zhan Tianyou (Jeme Tien Yow) designed for himself in Hankou's former Russian concession and lived in from 1913 until his death in 1919.
Gude Temple 古德寺 National heritage site
An active Buddhist temple in Hankou, founded in 1877 as a small hermitage and expanded in the early twentieth century into one of Wuhan's four main monasteries.
Hankou Site of the CPC Central Propaganda Department 汉口中共中央宣传部旧址 National heritage site
This building in Hankou's Fuyili lane housing, built in 1917, was the seat of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department from March to September 1927.
Hankow Customs House 江汉关大楼 National heritage site · on the map
Built in 1924 for the Hankou customs office, this four-storey Renaissance-style building has granite Corinthian colonnades and a clock tower, and was Wuhan's tallest building when it opened.
Hesheng Bridge Northern Expedition Cemetery 贺胜桥北伐阵亡将士陵园 National heritage site · on the map
A memorial garden for National Revolutionary Army soldiers who died in the Battle of Hesheng Bridge, fought on 29–31 August 1926 during the Northern Expedition against Wu Peifu's forces and won by the expedition army.
Huaishanji Embankment 槐山矶驳岸 National heritage site · on the map
A long granite embankment on the Yangtze bank at the foot of Huaishan, begun in the Ming dynasty's Jiajing reign so that boats could be hauled and moored safely past the rocky, fast-flowing stretch at Jinkou.
Qingchuan Pavilion 晴川阁 National heritage site
Qingchuan Pavilion stands on a rocky point at the foot of Turtle Hill in Hanyang, where the Han River meets the Yangtze, facing Yellow Crane Tower across the water.
Site of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 中共五大会址 National heritage site
This former primary school in Wuchang is where the Chinese Communist Party's Fifth National Congress opened in April 1927, in the school's covered playground, before the delegates moved to another Wuhan venue to continue in secret.
Site of the August 7 Conference 八七会议会址 National heritage site
A three-storey brick-and-concrete block in Hankou's former Russian concession, originally part of a foreign-built apartment complex, where leaders of the Chinese Communist Party met in secret on 7 August 1927, after the Kuomintang had turned on its communist allies, to decide the party's course.
Site of the Beijing–Hankou Railway General Union 京汉铁路总工会旧址 National heritage site
This small brick-and-timber house in Hankou's Jiang'an District, a former private home, served as headquarters of the Beijing–Hankou Railway General Union after its founding meeting in Zhengzhou was broken up in February 1923.
Site of the CPC Central Committee Offices in Wuhan 武汉中共中央机关旧址 National heritage site
This three-storey brick-and-timber building in Hankou's old Russian concession district was rented by the Communist Party's Central Committee as offices and a residence in 1927, after it moved from Shanghai to Wuhan, and left the same year.
Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters, Hankou 汉口新四军军部旧址 National heritage site
This was the first headquarters of the New Fourth Army, set up in Hankou in late 1937 when Communist-led guerrilla forces in southern China were reorganised under the National Revolutionary Army; the headquarters moved to Nanchang in January 1938.
Site of the Wuhan Nationalist Government (Nanyang Building) 武汉国民政府旧址 National heritage site
A five-storey reinforced-concrete building of 1921 in Hankou, put up by the brothers who ran the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, which housed the offices of the Wuhan Nationalist Government from December 1926 to March 1927.
Surrender Hall of the Sixth War Zone, Wuhan 国民政府第六战区受降堂旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A white-walled Chinese-style hall of about 400 square metres in Zhongshan Park, built in 1942 as an ancestral hall for the Qing viceroy Zhang Zhidong.
Tomb of the Soviet Air Volunteers, Wuhan 苏联空军志愿队烈士墓 National heritage site · on the map
A memorial cemetery in Jiefang Park holding the remains of Soviet air volunteers who were based in Wuhan in 1938 and died fighting Japan.
Tombs of the Ming Princes of Chu 明楚王墓 National heritage site
The burial ground of nine Ming-dynasty princes of Chu on Longquan Mountain in Jiangxia District, a line that began when the Hongwu Emperor's sixth son, Zhu Zhen, was enfeoffed at Wuchang in 1370.
Uprising Gate 起义门 National heritage site
Formerly called Zhonghe Gate, this is the only one of Wuchang's nine city gates left after the walls were pulled down following the 1926 Northern Expedition siege.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge 武汉长江大桥 National heritage site
The first permanent bridge across the Yangtze, opened in October 1957, links Snake Hill in Wuchang with Turtle Hill in Hanyang; it carries a road on its upper deck, with pedestrian walkways on both sides, and a railway line below.
Wuying Pagoda 无影塔 National heritage site
A seven-storey, eight-sided stone pagoda dated to 1270, in the last years of the Southern Song, and built to imitate a timber pagoda; it is often described as the oldest surviving structure in Wuhan.

Xiangyang 26 sites

Longzhong 古隆中 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Longzhong is the wooded hillside west of Xiangyang that tradition names as the place where the Three Kingdoms strategist Zhuge Liang lived quietly before Liu Bei called on him three times, the origin of the saying about visiting the thatched cottage three times.
Baishui Temple, Zaoyang 白水寺 4A scenic area · on the map
A hilltop temple complex at Wudian, south of Zaoyang, commemorating Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu), founder of the Eastern Han dynasty, whose ancestral home is placed in this district.
China Han City, Zaoyang 中国汉城 4A scenic area · on the map
A Han-dynasty-style capital built in modern times on the eastern side of Zaoyang to honour Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu) and present Han culture; it is a themed attraction and film location, not a historic site.
Daxie Mountain 大薤山 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested mountain in south-western Gucheng, run as a national forest park and holiday area, whose main peak, Daughter Peak, reaches about 1,099 m.
Hengchong Mountain Scenic Area 横冲 4A scenic area · on the map
A high-mountain forest area on the main ridge of the Jing Mountains in Houping town, at about 1,700 m on average and rising to just under 1,950 m, so it stays cool in summer.
Huangjiawan Scenic Area 黄家湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure area of about 9.8 km² on the western outskirts of Xiangyang's Xiangcheng district, which local tradition names as the birthplace of Huang Yueying, the wife of Zhuge Liang.
Jiulu Zhai, Baokang 九路寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst mountain area in Xiema town, in the south of Baokang County, at about 1,200 m on average.
Liuzhuya Mountain Resort, Baokang 六柱垭 4A scenic area · on the map
A high-mountain leisure area at up to about 1,500 m, built on reclaimed phosphate-mining land in Huanglongguan village, Maqiao town, and rated 4A in 2024.
Lumen Mountain, Xiangyang 鹿门山 4A scenic area · on the map
A wooded hill south-east of Xiangyang, once called Suling Mountain, whose present name comes from a shrine said to have been founded in the Eastern Han with a pair of stone deer beside its path.
Nanzhang Mountain Strongholds 南漳山寨群 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
Nanzhang County has more than a thousand old stone mountain strongholds, and six built by local communities as refuges in the Ming and Qing dynasties make up the national listing.
OCT Fantasy Resort, Xiangyang 襄阳华侨城奇幻度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A large leisure resort developed by OCT in Xiangyang's Dongjin New Area, opened in stages from 2020.
Shiziyan Reservoir Scenic Area 狮子岩 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside scenic area in Jinniusi village, Cihe town, built around Shiziyan Reservoir (completed in 1976 on the Mo River, a tributary of the Han) and named for a hill said to resemble a lion.
Tang City, Xiangyang 襄阳唐城 4A scenic area · on the map
A Tang-dynasty-style film set and tourist complex at the foot of Xianshou Hill beside the Han River, built in the 2010s and now marketed as Shengshi Tangcheng ('Prosperous Tang City'); none of it is historic.
Wudaoxia Gorge 五道峡 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested stream gorge inside the Wudaoxia nature reserve, close to the main peak of the Jing Mountains, with a path of about 5 km beside the stream, waterfalls and old trees including a golden-thread nanmu.
Xiangshui River Gorge 香水河 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested river gorge at Putuo'an village in Xueping town, in the south-west of Nanzhang County, known for its chain of waterfalls, with more than fifty named sights including the Seven-Colour Falls and the Three-Tier Falls.
Xiangyang Ancient City 襄阳古城 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The walled old city of Xiangyang on the south bank of the Han River, whose mostly Ming-dynasty walls, 7.3 km round, are a national monument and are ringed by a moat up to 250 m wide, the basis of the saying 'iron Xiangyang'.
Yanhe Village 堰河村 4A scenic area · on the map
A tea-growing village in Wushan town, Gucheng, developed into a rural-tourism area; the county tourism bureau reports about 1,200 mu (80 ha) of tea gardens and more than fifty family-run farm restaurants and guesthouses in the village.
Yaozhihe Resort, Baokang 尧治河 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain village in Maqiao town, near the Fang County and Shennongjia borders, that has turned from phosphate mining to tourism.
Chuhuangcheng City Ruins 楚皇城 National heritage site · on the map
The rammed-earth walls of a large walled city from the Eastern Zhou to Han periods, covering about 2.2 km² beside Zhengji town, with a smaller inner town in the north-east.
Cihe Cheng'en Temple 茨河承恩寺 National heritage site · on the map
A Ming-dynasty Buddhist temple in a valley on the north side of Wuduo Mountain in Cihe town, south-eastern Gucheng.
Fenghuangzui Site, Xiangyang 凤凰咀遗址 National heritage site · on the map
A Neolithic walled settlement at Longwang town, north-west of Xiangyang, dated by the provincial culture and tourism department to roughly 5,200 to 3,900 years ago and described as the largest and highest-ranking central settlement found so far in the Nanyang–Xiangyang Basin.
Green Screen Wall, Xiangyang Prince's Palace 襄阳王府绿影壁 National heritage site
The only part of the Ming prince of Xiang's palace in Xiangyang to survive its burning in 1641 is this stone screen wall, about 25 m long and up to 6.6 m high, carved with dragons among clouds and waves and named for its dark green colour.
Guangde Temple, Xiangyang 广德寺 National heritage site
A working Buddhist temple on the western edge of Xiangyang, founded in the Tang dynasty as Yunju Temple and renamed Guangde in the Ming.
Li Zengbo Victory Inscription 李曾伯纪功铭 National heritage site · on the map
A Southern Song cliff inscription carved in 1254 on a rock face at the east foot of Zhenwu Hill, beside the entrance to the Xianshan greenway south-west of Xiangyang's old city.
Migong Temple 米公祠 National heritage site
A shrine on the north bank of the Han River in Fancheng, first built in the Yuan dynasty, enlarged in the Ming and rebuilt in the Qing, and dedicated to the Northern Song calligrapher Mi Fu, who took the sobriquet 'Idle Scholar of Xiangyang'.
Xiangfan Wharves, Xiangyang 襄樊码头遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The surviving river landings on both banks of the Han River at Xiangyang's old city and across the river at Fancheng, 26 of which make up this national heritage unit; they recall the city's old role as a crossing of boat and road routes, summed up as 'southern boats, northern horses', and belong to the Wanli Tea Road World Heritage nomination.

Xianning 19 sites

Red Cliff Ancient Battlefield, Chibi 三国赤壁古战场 5A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A scenic area on the south bank of the Yangtze in Chibi, built around a cliff carved with the two large characters for 'Red Cliff', which tradition credits to the general Zhou Yu after the Battle of Red Cliffs in AD 208, though who wrote them and when is debated.
Chutian Yaochi Hot Spring Resort 楚天瑶池温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort on the bank of the Gan River in Xianning's urban area, at the site of the Feitan ('boiling pool') archway, which local sources call the marker of the 'first spring of central China'.
Hot Spring Valley Resort, Xianning 温泉谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A large hot-spring resort beside the main gate of Qianshan National Forest Park on the edge of Xianning.
Jiugong Mountains 九宫山 4A scenic area
A forested mountain resort in the Mufu range on the Hubei–Jiangxi border, with a main summit of about 1,650 m and summer temperatures that local authorities put at around 21°C. The scenic area is known for Yunzhong Lake, a high-altitude lake at about 1,230 m, waterfalls and a Song-dynasty Daoist heritage, and it has a ski slope in winter and a wind farm on the ridges.
Lingmi Town and Baiya Mountain, Chongyang 柃蜜小镇·白崖山 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural resort built and run by a private tourism company at Fanshang village in Jintang town, Chongyang County, in the hills around Baiya Mountain.
Longyin Mountain Resort 龙隐山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain leisure park built around 2020 beside Yinshui Cave in Dafan town, on a hill about 519 m above sea level overlooking Fushui Lake.
Longyou Chibi Hot Spring Resort 龙佑赤壁温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort complex at the foot of Wuhong Mountain beside Lushui Lake, built in Han-Tang style around a hotel, a lakeside spring centre and villas.
Lushui Lake 陆水湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A reservoir of about 57 sq km on the Lu River near Chibi, created in 1958 as a test dam for the Three Gorges and Gezhouba projects, with more than 800 islands among wooded hills and national scenic area status since 2002.
Sanjiang Forest Hot Spring 三江森林温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort on the eastern foot of Qianshan National Forest Park, beside the Gan River on the edge of Xianning city.
Shanhu Hot Spring Resort 山湖温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort on the north shore of Bai Lake in the Sanhu–Lianjiang lake area of Jiayu County, opened in 2009 with a four-star hotel, a boat pier and a bathing centre.
Taiyi Hot Spring 太乙温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort in Taiyi village, Fushan, on the southern edge of Xianning city, beside Taiyi Cave, a karst cave, and a lake of more than 200 mu.
Tianye Countryside Park, Guanqiao 田野乡村公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural leisure park built around Group 8 of Guanqiao village in Jiayu County, with two lakes, a provincial forest park of about 1,800 mu and a 3.3 km lakeside greenway.
Yaogu Mountain and Guyao Village, Tongcheng 药姑山·古瑶村 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in Daping township, Tongcheng County, on Yaogu Mountain (also called Longjiao Mountain, summit about 1,260 m), known for nearly 10,000 mu of wild cherry blossom in March and April, waterfalls and a long reputation as a source of medicinal herbs.
Yellow Crane Tower Forest Liquor Town 黄鹤楼森林美酒小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A visitor area inside the working Yellow Crane Tower baijiu distillery in Xianning's high-tech zone, set among wooded hills and a lake.
Yinshui Cave 隐水洞 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst cave about 5 km long in Dafan town, Tongshan County, billed as Hubei's first geological park, with an underground stream, stalactite forests and chambers averaging about 30 m high.
Tingsiqiao Battle Site (Northern Expedition) 北伐汀泗桥战役遗址 National heritage site · on the map
The site of the battle of Tingsiqiao on 26–27 August 1926, when the National Revolutionary Army's Fourth Army took the town from forces of the warlord Wu Peifu during the Northern Expedition.
Tomb of Li Zicheng 李自成墓 National heritage site · on the map
A memorial park on the western side of the Jiugong Mountains with a Qing-period tomb mound that has been identified since the 1950s as the grave of Li Zicheng, the rebel leader who set up the short-lived Shun regime and is said to have died near here in 1645.
Wang Mingfan Mansion 王明璠府第 National heritage site · on the map
A late-Qing family compound in Wutian village, Dalu township, built for Wang Mingfan, who was granted a court title in 1901 that gives the gate plaque its name, 'Dafudi'.
Xiangyang Lake Cultural Figures' Former Sites 向阳湖文化名人旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A group of former buildings by Xiangyang Lake where, from September 1969, the Ministry of Culture ran a 'May Seventh' cadre school; more than 6,000 staff and writers passed through, among them Bing Xin, Shen Congwen, Feng Xuefeng and Zang Kejia.

Xiantao 2 sites

Mengli Shuixiang Water-Town Park, Xiantao 梦里水乡 4A scenic area · on the map
A countryside tourism area beside the Zhaoxiyuan forest farm in Xiantao, laid out as a Jianghan water-village scene with a lotus-pond village (Hetang), wetland paths, painted boats and farm scenes such as ox carts.
Mianyang Town, Xiantao 沔阳小镇 4A scenic area · on the map
A newly built old-style town on the shore of Pai Lake in Xiantao, with Jingchu-style houses laid out beside the water.

Xiaogan 15 sites

Baizhao Mountain (Li Bai Cultural Area), Anlu 白兆山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area in Yandian town, Anlu, linked to the Tang poet Li Bai, who local tradition says lived in the Baizhao Mountain area for about ten years and married a local woman.
Beishan Red Leaf Area, Dawu 北山红叶 4A scenic area · on the map
An autumn-colour area around Beishan village in Sigu town, in the hills of south-eastern Dawu County, known for stands of Chinese tallow trees whose leaves turn red from late October into November.
Guanyin Lake, Xiaochang 观音湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A lake-and-hills leisure district in the north of Xiaochang County, organised around Guanyin Lake, a reservoir, with the nearby hill called Dawu Mountain, which has Buddhist heritage.
Jinhui Manor, Xiaonan 金卉庄园 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower-viewing and picking estate in Pengxing township, just north of Xiaogan city, best known for its spring tulips.
New Fourth Army Fifth Division Headquarters and Memorial Hall, Baiguoshuwan 新四军五师司令部旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
The village of Baiguoshuwan was the headquarters of the New Fourth Army's Fifth Division from 1942 to 1945, when the Communist-led force operated behind Japanese lines in central China.
Qianchong Ancient Ginkgo Area, Anlu 钱冲古银杏 4A scenic area · on the map
A village area in Wangyizhen town, Anlu, noted for its old ginkgo trees, whose leaves turn gold in autumn.
Shengshi Wenying Cherry Blossom Park, Anlu 盛世闻樱 4A scenic area · on the map
A flower park in the countryside of Lidian town, Anlu, best known for its cherry blossom in spring.
Shibatan (Eighteen Pools) Gorge, Dawu 大悟十八潭 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain gorge in Sanli town, in the north of Dawu County, with a string of green pools and small waterfalls along a mountain stream.
Shuangfeng Mountain, Xiaochang 双峰山 4A scenic area · on the map
A hill resort and national forest park in Xiaochang County, in the foothills of the Dabie Mountains, centred on its twin-summit main peak, Shuangru Peak, which at 888 m is billed as the highest peak in Xiaogan.
Tangchi Hot Spring, Yingcheng 汤池温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort area in Tangchi town, in the west of Yingcheng, a town that takes its name from its springs.
Tianyu Lake, Hanchuan 天屿湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure area on Tianyu Lake beside Makou town in Hanchuan.
Tianzi Lake Eco-Resort, Xiaonan 天紫湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure resort on Tianzi Lake in Xiaogang town, north of Xiaogan city, with a hotel, hot-spring pools and water-play areas.
Xiangyunwan, Yunmeng 祥云湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A recently built cultural-tourism complex in Yunmeng County in traditional Chinese architectural styles, arranged as Yunmeng Old Street (a dry street and a water street) plus a series of gardens.
Yingcheng National Mine Park 应城国家矿山公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A former gypsum and rock-salt mining area in Yingcheng, a city known for gypsum, brine and hot springs, now landscaped as a national mine park.
Zhongyuan Military Region Site, Xuanhuadian 中原军区旧址 4A scenic area · National heritage site · on the map
A group of historic buildings in the small town of Xuanhuadian where the Communist Party's Central Plains Bureau and the Central Plains Military Region were headquartered from January to June 1946.

Yichang 39 sites

Qingjiang Gallery 清江画廊 5A scenic area
A boat-trip scenic area on the Qingjiang River above the Geheyan Dam in Changyang county, where the reservoir winds between steep wooded cliffs and hundreds of small islands.
Qu Yuan's Hometown, Zigui 屈原故里 5A scenic area · National heritage site
Qu Yuan's Hometown is a tourist area on Phoenix Hill beside the Yangtze at Maoping, built around the Fenghuangshan Ancient Buildings, a national heritage group of Qing-dynasty buildings moved here because their original sites in Zigui were to be flooded by the Gezhouba and Three Gorges reservoirs.
Three Gorges Tribe 三峡人家 5A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area of about 14 km² around Dengying Gorge, the stretch of Xiling Gorge between the Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams, built around the way of life of Yangtze boatmen and Tujia villagers.
Three Gorges Waterfall 三峡大瀑布 5A scenic area
A waterfall 102 m high and 80 m wide in a limestone canyon in northern Yiling district, the main one of more than 30 falls along the valley stream.
Bailihuang Alpine Grassland 百里荒高山草原 4A scenic area · on the map
A highland meadow area of about 40 km² on the ridges of Fenxiang township in northern Yiling district, at an average altitude of about 1,200 m, with open pasture, pine woods, gorges and a row of wind turbines.
Chaibuxi Grand Canyon 柴埠溪大峡谷 4A scenic area
A band-shaped karst canyon of about 60 km² in the Wuling Mountains in Wufeng county, with rock pillars, sheer cliffs and forested peaks above a stream, often compared with Zhangjiajie, which lies in the same range.
Chaotianhou Rafting, Gaolan 朝天吼漂流 4A scenic area · on the map
A rafting site on the Gaolan River in Xingshan county, where the main run is 6.5 km long with a 148 m drop through a wooded valley.
Chexi Folk Culture Area, Yichang 车溪民俗旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A folk-culture park in Chexi, a Tujia village in Tucheng township, built around museums and demonstrations of traditional country life.
Jiufenggu (Nine Phoenix Valley) 九凤谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A stream valley about 3 km long in the hills of Wuyanquan town at roughly 800 m altitude, where faulting has cut a narrow U-shaped gorge with cliffs, stalactites, deep pools and waterfalls up to about 20 m high.
Jiuwanxi Scenic Area, Zigui 九畹溪景区 4A scenic area · on the map
Jiuwanxi is a tributary of the Yangtze in Zigui whose mouth faces the Cow Liver and Horse Lung Gorge on the Three Gorges reservoir.
Mingfeng Mountain, Yuan'an 鸣凤山 4A scenic area · on the map
A red-sandstone hill 408 metres high, circled by water on three sides, with a Taoist temple complex that local tradition dates to the Liang dynasty and links to the Wudang Mountains.
Nanjinguan Grand Canyon 南津关大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
An 8 km forested canyon on the Xiling Gorge side of Yiling district, with a height difference of about 400 m between its ends, developed for hiking, stream-tracing and canyoning (rope descents down the stream), alongside zip-line and cliff-climbing activities.
Qingjiang Fangshan Scenic Area, Changyang 清江方山 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain scenic area of about 60 square kilometres in the core of the Qingjiang National Forest Park, with karst peaks, ravines, streams and waterfalls above Zhengjiabang village.
Qingjiang Tianlongwan Resort 清江天龙湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A lakeside leisure resort on the Qingjiang River reservoir in Yidu, with a hotel, a sand beach, water sports such as speedboats and pedal boats, and an outdoor team-building ground.
Qinglin Leisure Tourism Area, Yidu 青林休闲旅游区 4A scenic area · on the map
A leisure area of about 8.5 square kilometres on the Qing River below the Geheyan Dam, spread between Honghuatao and Gaobazhou towns and named after a former temple, Qinglin Temple.
Shipai Fortress 石牌要塞 4A scenic area · on the map
The site of the Shipai fortress, a Yangtze position between the Three Gorges and Gezhouba dams that Chinese naval gunners fortified in 1938 and that was defended in May 1943 against a Japanese offensive aimed at Chongqing.
Three Gorges Ancient Stockades 三峡古兵寨 4A scenic area · on the map
A heritage park in Huanghua town built around the hilltop stone stockades (bingzhai) of northern Yiling, more than 100 of which survive in the town according to local officials.
Three Gorges Citrus Vinegar Estate 三峡橘醋 4A scenic area · on the map
A company-run visitor estate of about 1.85 km² in Yidu's citrus-growing country, with orchards, lakes and wetland around a citrus-vinegar brewing estate that opened to visitors in March 2023.
Three Gorges Longyin Valley, Yuan'an 三峡龙隐谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A valley scenic area in Hualinsi town in the Taiping mountains, with waterfalls, a covered bridge, a small lake and riverside platforms in its valley section.
Three Gorges Orange Valley and Zhaxi River Area, Zigui 三峡橙谷·环吒溪河景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A rural scenic area in Shuitianba township, in the north-west of Zigui county, strung along the Zhaxi River through hillsides of navel-orange orchards; the township has about 4,700 hectares of them.
Three Travellers' Cave 三游洞 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A limestone cave in a cliff above the Yangtze at the mouth of Xiling Gorge, named for two literary meetings: the poets Bai Juyi, his brother Bai Xingjian and Yuan Zhen explored it in 819, and Su Xun and his sons Su Shi and Su Zhe followed in 1056.
Wudieshui Grand Canyon (Three Gorges Bamboo Sea), Zigui 五叠水大峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A forested stream valley on the south bank of the Yangtze at Sixi, Maoping, known for bamboo groves, caves and waterfalls, and also promoted as the Three Gorges Bamboo Sea.
Wuling Gorge Mouth, Yuan'an 武陵峡口 4A scenic area · on the map
A karst gorge and spa area of about 10 square kilometres in Yangping town, with a five-kilometre gorge path, some thirty viewpoints and four linked caves called Moon, Poplar, Soldiers-and-Horses and Sinkhole.
Xiannü Jiji Theme Park, Zhijiang 仙女吉吉主题公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A village-based leisure park in Xiangxiang village, Xiannü town, presented as a citrus-themed park and rated 4A in December 2023.
Xiling Gorge Mouth Scenic Area, Yichang 西陵峡口风景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A scenic area around the eastern mouth of Xiling Gorge, where the Yangtze leaves the Three Gorges on the north-west edge of Yichang.
Yang Shoujing Academy and Wetland 杨守敬书院 4A scenic area · on the map
A modern academy complex, built from 2005, in honour of Yang Shoujing (1839–1915), the Yidu-born historical geographer who completed the 80-volume Shuijing zhu shu, a commentary on the ancient waterways classic.
Yichang Museum 宜昌博物馆 4A scenic area · on the map
Yichang's main museum, a large modern building that opened in September 2019 in Wujiagang District next to the city's planning exhibition hall, and rated a first-grade national museum in December 2020.
Yuquan Temple, Dangyang 玉泉寺 4A scenic area · National heritage site
A Buddhist temple on the eastern slope of Yuquan Hill, said to have been founded in the 6th century and given its present name in the Sui dynasty; it is counted as an ancestral seat of the Tiantai school and as one of the national key temples of Han Buddhism.
Zhaojun Village 昭君村 4A scenic area · on the map
The traditional birthplace of Wang Zhaojun, the Han-dynasty court lady sent to marry a Xiongnu ruler, set beside the Xiangxi River in Xingshan county.
Zhuoer Muqiaoxi Eco-tourism Resort, Changyang 卓尔木桥溪生态旅游度假区 4A scenic area · on the map
A private resort planned over about 15 square kilometres in Muqiaoxi village, developed from 2017 by the Zhuoer group in a river valley of cliffs, waterfalls and forest.
Baibaozhai Rock Dwellings, Dangyang 百宝寨岩屋 National heritage site · on the map
A group of nearly 200 Qing-dynasty dwellings cut into the cliffs on both banks of the Ju River in Yuquan subdistrict.
Changyang Man Site 长阳人遗址 National heritage site · on the map
A limestone cave known as Longdong, or dragon cave, at Zhongjiawan village, where a fossil upper jaw and teeth of an early modern human were found in 1956.
Former 066 Missile Base (Third Front), Yuan'an 三线航天066导弹基地旧址 National heritage site · on the map
A former inland defence-industry base of the Third Front programme, begun in 1969 in the hills of Yuan'an, where ground-to-ground tactical missiles were developed.
Guanling (Guan Yu's Tomb), Dangyang 关陵 National heritage site · on the map
The tomb and temple complex where, by local tradition, the body of the Three Kingdoms general Guan Yu was buried, while his head is traditionally said to lie at Luoyang.
Huangling Temple 黄陵庙 National heritage site
A temple complex on the south bank of the Yangtze just below the Three Gorges Dam, dedicated to Yu the Great, the legendary tamer of the floods.
Li Laiheng's Anti-Qing Fortress Sites 李来亨抗清遗址 National heritage site · on the map
Remains of the mountain strongholds of Li Laiheng, a commander of the former Shun rebel army who kept resisting the Qing in these hills until 1664.
Nanbian Old Houses 南边民居 National heritage site
Two Qing-dynasty courtyard compounds, Laohao and Baohe, about 200 m apart on a mountainside in a small valley village in Huanghua town, listed as a national heritage site in 2019.
Tianran Pagoda 宜昌天然塔 National heritage site
An eight-sided, seven-storey brick-and-stone pagoda 43 m high on the north bank of the Yangtze in Binjiang Park, with guardian figures carved around its base.
Yangjiawan Old House 杨家湾老屋 National heritage site · on the map
A Qing-dynasty brick-and-timber mansion in Sandouping, begun in 1787 and enlarged in the Daoguang years (1820–50), two courtyards deep and eleven rooms wide, with seven patios.

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