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Ezhou is seated in the eastern part of Hubei Province, at the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It adjoins Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei Province, to the west, Huangshi to the southeast, Huanggang to the east. The smallest city in Hubei, it covers a total area of only 1,504 sq km.
Two state highways, namely State Highway 106 and State Highway 316, go through the city. The Wuchang-Jiujiang Railway runs across the city, connecting the city with most cities in Hubei and Jiangxi. Ezhou also has convenient waterway transportation. Situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, it is 1,100 km from Chongqing and Shanghai by waterway. Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, which operates routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and other major domestic cities, lies a mere 70 km from Ezhou's downtown area.
Ezhou has a subtropical monsoon climate, with abundant rainfall and sunshine. The average temperature in the city is around 17℃.
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In 2010, Ezhou's GDP amounted to RMB 39.53 billion, representing a steady growth of 15.3% over the previous year. However, its economy lagged far behind other cities in Hubei Province. It is the third smallest economy among the 13 prefecture and prefecture-level cities in the province.
Secondary industry is the main contributor in Ezhou. In 2010, value-added output from secondary industry rose 21.2% to RMB 23.14 billion. Service industry and primary industry gained value-added output of RMB 11.25 billion and RMB 5.15 billion, accounting for 28.5% and 13% of the city's GDP.
In 2010, value-added industrial output from enterprises with designated size and above soared 26.1% to RMB 20.54 billion. Heavy industrial and light industrial enterprises with designated size or above reached RMB 17.49 billion and RMB 3.05 billion in value-added output in 2010, making up 85% and 15% of the prefecture's total.
Machinery, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, construction materials, and garments are Ezhou's major industries. These industries gained value-added industrial output of RMB 5.24 billion in total, composing 34.9% of the industrial sector's total. Ezhou lacks large competitive firms in its pillar industries.
In 2010, more than 2.85 million tourists have visited the city, while the tourism income amounted to RMB 1.8 billion. In 2010, foreign trade value in Ezhou hit US$199.18 million, increased 17.8% from a year earlier. The export value stood US$129.52 million, increased 75.8% from the previous year, while the import value reached US$69.66 million, down 27.% year on year.
Garments are the main export products from Ezhou, the export value amounted to US$46.05 million, accounting for 63% of the city's total export. Export to Asia countries amounted to US$48.92 million, accounting for 66.4% of the city's total.
The utilized FDI in Ezhou was US$105.1 million, up 12.62% year on year. Lafarge from France, MacDonald's from the U.S. and Foxconn from Taiwan have launched projects in the city.
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Ezhou's history can be traced back to the Spring-and-Autumn Period, when it was the capital of the East Chu State. Ezhou was the economic, political and cultural center in east Hubei Province in ancient times. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Ezhou was the capital and supporting capital of Wu State for 45 years.
Ezhou is to the birthplace of many important figures, such as Peng Chufan and Wu Zhaoling, who were great revolutionaries in the Xinhan Revolution.
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Ezhou's history can be traced back to the Spring-and-Autumn Period, when it was the capital of the East Chu State. Ezhou was the economic, political and cultural center in east Hubei Province in ancient times. In the Three Kingdoms Period, Ezhou was the capital and supporting capital of Wu State for 45 years.
Ezhou is to the birthplace of many important figures, such as Peng Chufan and Wu Zhaoling, who were great revolutionaries in the Xinhan Revolution.
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