Huangshi City, about 60 miles distant, is a city of iron, steel, and garment production.

Jing-Sha City, nearly 120 miles distant, is a combination of previous Jinzhou City and Shashi City and is famous for its light industry and tourism.

Tianmen City, 70 miles distant, is famous for cotton textiles and traditional printed cloth.

Yichang City, 200 miles distant, is the door to Sanxia (Three Gorges), famous for tourism and the first dam (Gezhouba Dam) along the Yangtze River.