FIND CHINA introduces Huanggang

Huanggang City is a major municipality in eastern Hubei Province, China. It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Shan mountain range.

 Seven counties fall under its jurisdiction (Tuanfeng, Hongan, Xishui, Qichun, Huangmei, Luotian, and Yingshan) plus two county-level cities (Wuxue and Macheng), as well as two direct administrative divisions (Huangzhou and Longganghu).

Huanggang has an excellent transportation infrastructure. Wuhan airport is only 90 kilometres (km) to the west, while Jiujiang airport in Jiangxi Province to the east is only 160km away. Being on the Yangtze River, Wuhan main port is within 80km and Huangzhou city has a small bulk-handling port. There is an extensive road network, with three-north south and seven east-west major roads within the main city area. The city also is served by several new expressways, including the north south "Jingzhu" (Beijing to Zhuhai, in Guangdong Province) expressway and the east-west Wuhan to Shanghai expressway. Huanggang also is on the main north-south "Jingjiu" (Beijing to Hong Kong) and "Jingguang" (Beijing to Guangzhou, in Guangdong) railway lines. And to cross the Yangtze by road, there are three bridges routes: to Ezhou, Huangshi, and Jiujiang.

Huanggang has a sub-tropical monsoon climate, within the Jianghuai sub-climatic area. The climax is cool in winter and hot in summer, the four seasons have presents distinctively. The average temperature is between 15.7-17.1 Celsius degree, and the annual rainfall is between 1,223-1,493 mm.