About Hubei Province

So what do you do when the only thing you know about your child is what Province she is from....you spend the entire day reading about it online! Hubei is the province marked with the red heart. Hey, a graphic artist I'm not...but it's the best I could do!


Here are a few facts about Hubei from Wikipedia and ChinaTravelGuide.com:

• The name Hubei means "North of the Lake"- referring to Dongting Lake.
• The World Famous Yangtze Three Gorges Dam Project is located in Hubei Province.
• Hubei covers an area of 180,000 square kilometers (about 69,500 square miles).
• Hubei has a population of 60,280,000.
• The capital of Hubei is Wuhan.
• People in Hubei speak a Southwestern Mandarin dialect.
• Hubei has a subtropical monsoonal climate with a humid and hot summer, dry winter and strong sunlight in autumn.
• Most places in Hubei enjoy four distinct seasons, with the best times to travel there being spring and autumn.

The most important thing I know about Hubei is that is where our little one is waiting for us!