清江是发源于湖北省境内的最大一条长江支流 ,干流全长 4 2 3ｋｍ ,流经鄂西南 10个县市。流域面积170 0 0ｋｍ2 ,人口 4 4 0万 ,占全省 8% ,其中土家、苗族等少数民族约占 35% ,为湖北省老、少、穷、山、边地区 ,经济发展比较落后。加快流域开发 ,是促进电力发展和少数民族脱 Qingjiang is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River originating in the territory of Hubei Province. The main stream is 432 kilometers long and flows through 10 counties and cities in the southwest of Hubei. The drainage area is 1700000km2 and the population is 440,000. It accounts for 8% of the province. Tujia, Miao and other ethnic minorities account for about 35% of the total. It is the old, small, poor, mountainous, and border areas of Hubei Province, and its economic development is relatively backward. Accelerating watershed development is to promote the development of electricity and minority people