FIND CHINA introduces Jingmen

Jingmen is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the city is approximately 2,984,000 (prefecture-level population). The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 350,000.

Jingmen is located about four hours away from Wuhan by bus, and about three hours by train. A new train service was introduced from Jingmen to Wuhan in 2004.

Jingmen is very close to many great tourist attractions such as Changban Slope of Three Kingdoms fame, the Wudang Mountains, and the Ming Palace in Zhongxiang (a World Heritage site only an hour away). As it is located in central China, Jingmen is within easy reach of almost anywhere in the country, taking about 17 hours to either Beijing or Guangzhou by train, or two hours by train to Yichang, home of the Gezhouba Dam project and Three Gorges Dam. From here travellers can fly to many destinations.

Jingmen has a temperate climate, with January the coldest month and July the hottest month. The temperature goes up to 40 °C at noon in summer, with uncomfortable humidity in July. The temperature also goes below 0 °C in winter, with snow every year. Rainfall is high in April to September, with less in autumn (the fall) and winter. Three highways go through Jingmen, the Jingmen-Yichang Highway, the Xiangfan-Jingzhou Highway and the Wuhan-Jingmen Highway. The National Highway 207 also passes through Jingmen City. Jingmen interlinks the national Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway and the local Changjiangbu-Jingmen Railway. Travelling to Jingmen by railway is convenient, though not fast.