A　Brief　Introduction　to　Wuhan　Investment　Environment　Wuhan，　capital　city　of　Hubei　province，　consists　of　13　districts　and　3　development　zones　on　the　national　level.　It　has　a　population　of　8.31　million　and　covers　8647　square　kilometers.　Wuhan，　boasting　an　advantageous　location　along　the　Yangtze　River，　connects　east　with　west　and　north　with　south.　It　serves　as　the　bridgehead　in　the　course　of　accelerating　the　development　of　Middle　and　Western　Regions.　According　to　the　statistic　report　issued　by　UN　in　Feb.　2002　on　development　index　and　prospects　of　major　world　cities，　Wuhan　ranked　the　sixth　among　the　25　cities　with　most　development　potentials　in　China.　Compared　with　other　big　cities　in　China，　Wuhan　has　many　other　characteristics，　besides　its　obvious　regional　advantages.

    First　of　all，　Wuhan　has　transport　advantages.　Wuhan，　called　the　hinge　which　connects　nine　provinces，　has　well　developed　sea，　ground　and　air　transportation.　Two　transportation　arteries，　East-to-West　Yangtze　River　and　North-to-South　Beijing-Guangzhou　railway，　meet　at　Wuhan.　Beijing-Jiulong　railway　and　Beijing-Guangzhou　railway，　Beijing-Zhuhai　expressway　and　Shanghai-Chengdou　expressway　meet　together　in　Wuhan.　All　of　them　constitute　complete　networks　of　railroad　and　expressway　to　connect　North-China，　SouthWest，　Middle-South　and　East　China.　Wuhan　has　the　4th　biggest　railway　station　and　the　4th　biggest　airport.　Wuhan　Port，　the　biggest　inland　port　in　China，　has　sea　routes　to　14　countries　and　regions　such　as　Japan，　Singapore，　Hong　Kong，　and　Macao.　Telecommunications　of　Wuhan　is　an　important　hinge　where　Beijing-Wuhan-Guangzhoug　coaxial　cables　and　Shanghai-Nanjing-Wuhan-Chongqing　optical　fiber　communication　meet　in　Wuhan　also　is　the　center　of　post　communication　to　the　seven　Middle-South　provinces.

    Secondly，　it　has　market　advantage.　Wuhan，　the　biggest　circulating　center　and　the　biggest　location　of　collecting　and　distributing　cargo，　can　radiate　neighboring　provinces，　Hunan，　Jiangxi，　Anhui，　Henan　and　Sichuan，　with　a　population　up　to　400　million.　Various　commodities　have　prospective　market　in　Wuhan.　The　financial　market　of　Wuhan，　one　of　the　nine　biggest　financial　markets　and　the　biggest　national　debt　transaction　center　in　China，　is　being　flourished.　The　financial　transaction　market　in　Wuhan　is　playing　an　important　role　in　national　financial　market　of　transaction.　Goods　and　materials　market　of　Wuhan　is　the　biggest　goods　and　materials　trade　center.

    Thirdly，　it　has　industrial　advantage。　Wuhan　is　an　important　industry　base　in　China.　It　has　well-established　industrial　foundation　and　highly　developed　electro-mechanical　industry.　Especially，　it　has　a　complete　series　of　industry　sectors　and　facilitating　services.　Almost　all　kinds　of　investment　programs　can　find　their　counterparts　or　relevant　partners.　Great　opportunities　will　be　offered　to　domestic　or　overseas　electro-mechanical　merchants　with　the　development　of　“Optic　Valley　of　China　(Wuhan)”，　the　construction　of　Three-Gorges　Project　and　West　Region　Development.

    Fourthly，　it　has　high-tech　advantage.　There　are　35　universities　or　colleges，736　units　of　research　and　design，　and　10　key　laboratories　on　national　level.　It　has　43  academicians　and　450　thousands　of　professionals　in　various　fields.　The　comprehensive　strength　of　science　and　education　is　in　the　3rd　position.

    East　Lake　Region　of　Wuhan　is　the　2nd　most　intensive　region　of　intelligence，next　to　Zhongguancun　in　Beijing.　It　occupies　a　leading　position　in　the　fields　of　telecommunications，　bio-engineering，laser，micro-electronic　technology　and　new　materials　in　China.