Yichang, Hubei Province, China

History | Administrative divisions | Geography | Education | Economy | By Plane | Roads and bridges | Waterways | Transport : Rail

🇨🇳 Yichang (宜昌), alternatively Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban population. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.

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History In ancient times Yichang was known as Yiling. Historical records indicate that in the year 278 BC, during the Warring States period, the Qin general Bai Qi set fire to Yiling. In 222 AD Yichang was also the site of the Battle of Yiling, during the Three Kingdoms Period.

Under the Qing Guangxu Emperor, Yichang was opened to foreign commerce as a trading port after the Qing and Great Britain agreed to the Chefoo Convention, which was signed by Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang in Chefoo on 21 August 1876. The imperial government set up a navigation company there and began building facilities. Since 1949, more than 50 wharves (with a total combined length of over 15 km (9.3 mi)) have been constructed at the port.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Yichang was a primary supply depot for the defending Chinese army. In October 1938, as the Japanese moved up the Yangtze River towards the strategic city of Chongqing, it became clear that Yichang needed to be evacuated. In 40 days, under the direction of businessman Lu Zuofu, more than 100,000 tons of equipment and 30,000 personnel were transported upstream by steamship or by porters pulling smaller vessels through the Three Gorges rapids to Chongqing.

In 1940, the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang took place in the area.

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Administrative divisions Administratively, it is a prefecture-level city; its municipal government has jurisdiction over five counties, five urban districts, and three satellite county-level cities (Yidu, Dangyang, Zhijiang). • Xiling District (西陵区) - includes the city center • Wujiagang District (伍家岗区) - south-eastern parts of the urban area and suburbs • Dianjun District (点军区) - the part of the urban area south-west of the Yangtze (across from the city center) and suburbs • Xiaoting District (猇亭区) • Yiling District (夷陵区) - northern part of the urban area and suburbs • Zhijiang City (枝江市) • Yidu City (宜都市) • Dangyang City (当阳市) • Yuan'an County (远安县) • Xingshan County (兴山县) • Zigui County (秭归县) - a county whose seat (Maoping) is some 50 km (31 mi) west of downtown Yichang, next to the Three Gorges Dam • Changyang Tujia Autonomous County (长阳土家族自治县) • Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县).

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Geography Like most prefecture-level cities, Yichang includes both an urban area (which is labeled on less detailed maps as "Yichang") and the surrounding country area. It covers 21,084 square km (8,141 sq mi) in Western Hubei Province, on both sides of the Yangtze River. The Xiling Gorge, the easternmost of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze, is located within the prefecture-level city.

Within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, the Yangtze is joined by a number of tributaries, including the Qing River (right), Xiang Xi and Huangbo Rivers (left).

The central urban area of Yichang is split between several districts. On the right (northeastern) bank of the Yangtze are located Xiling District (where the city centre is located), Yiling District (neighborhoods north of the center) and Wujiagang District (southern area). The city area on the opposite (southeastern) bank of the river is included into Dianjun District. All these districts, with the exception of the central Xiling, also include a fair amount of suburban/rural area outside of the city urban core.

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Education Since 2002, Yichang City has been home of the China Three Gorges University (the result of the merger of the University of Hydraulic & Electric Engineering, Yichang and of Hubei Sanxia University), the largest comprehensive university in Hubei Province outside Wuhan, with over 20,400 full-time students. • China Three Gorges University • Three Gorges Vocational College of Electric Power.

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Economy Yichang has long been a major transit port and distribution centre of goods, and serves as the economic hub of western Hubei province and an intermediary between the major cities of Chongqing and Wuhan. Its primary industries are shipping and shipbuilding, taking advantage of its location on the Yangtze River.

Yichang prefecture is the site of many major hydroelectricity projects. The best known of them are the two huge dams on the Yangtze River: the Gezhouba Dam (located just upstream of Yichang central city) and Three Gorges Dam, which is 40 km (25 mi) upstream. The Geheyan Dam and Gaobazhou Dam on the Qing River are important as well. Besides those, a huge number of medium-sized and small power plants operate on smaller rivers and streams within the prefecture.

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By Plane Yichang Sanxia Airport is located in the Xiaoting District of Yichang City, 26 km (16 mi) away from the city centre and 55 km (34 mi) from the Three Gorges Dam site. The airport is conveniently located, which borders Yihuang Highway in the north, Long River Golden Waterway in the south and Jiaozhi Railway in the east.

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Roads and bridges • China National Highway 318 runs east–west through most of the prefecture-level city, south of the centre city • China National Highway 209 passes through the north-western corner of the prefecture-level city (Xingshan County).

Several provincial highways connect Yichang centre city with most counties.

Several bridges span the Yangtze River within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, including (upstream to downstream): • Xiling Bridge, connecting Letianxi and Sandouping in Yiling District, a few km downstream from the Three Gorges Dam. • Yiling Bridge, downtown Yichang (a few km downstream from the Gezhouba Dam). It connects the urban Xiling and Dianjun Districts. • Yichang Yangtze Highway Bridge, on the Hu-Rong Expressway, downstream of Yichang centre city • Yiwan Bridge: A Railway Bridge for Yiwan Railway which connects Yichang to Chongqing by high speed trains, almost 5 km (3.1 mi) downstream from the Yiling Bridge.

There are several ferry crossings as well.

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Waterways Yichang is an important river port on the Yangtze river. Maoping Town (the county seat of Zigui County), has an active passenger wharf as well.

The Qing River in the southern part of the prefecture, with its cascade of dams, is an important waterway as well.

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Transport: Rail Yichang is served by several railway lines.

Yichang Railway Station, located in downtown Yichang, opened in 1971, was the city's first railway station. In 2012 it closed for a renovation project.

The Yichang East Railway Station, opened in the late 2010 in the eastern suburbs of Yichang, is presently the city's main train station. It is the junction point of two segments of the Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu Passenger Dedicated Line, one of China's new east–west rail mainlines. To the east, the Hanyi Railway (opened June 29, 2012) provides frequent service to Wuhan, with some trains continuing to Nanjing and Shanghai. To the west, the Yiwan Railway (Yichang-Wanzhou; opened December 2010) serves as the gateway to Hubei's south-western panhandle (Enshi), with some service continuing to Chongqing and Chengdu.

The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway, a north–south line, crosses the eastern part of the prefecture-level city. It crosses the Yangtze at Zhicheng in Yidu County-level City.

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North of: 30.708

🇨🇳 Shayang 30.709

🇪🇬 Zefta 30.714

🇲🇽 Caborca 30.716

🇺🇸 Amite City 30.717

🇨🇳 Jinniu 30.725

🇮🇳 Chandigarh 30.73

🇮🇳 Uttarkashi 30.73

🇮🇳 Kharar 30.743

🇨🇳 Kashing 30.747

🇨🇳 Jiaxing 30.747

East of: 111.28

🇮🇩 Blora 111.418

🇮🇩 Ponorogo 111.462

🇨🇳 Shaoyang 111.468

🇮🇩 Sintang 111.479

🇨🇳 Linfen 111.519

🇮🇩 Madiun 111.524

🇨🇳 Yongzhou 111.613

🇨🇳 Hohhot 111.652

🇨🇳 Changteh 111.678

🇨🇳 Changde 111.678

West of: 111.28

🇨🇳 Sanmenxia 111.2

🇨🇳 Yuncheng 111.007

🇨🇳 Maoming 110.925

🇮🇩 Sekadau Hilir 110.888

🇮🇩 Sekadau 110.888

🇮🇩 Kudus 110.842

🇮🇩 Sukoharjo 110.833

🇨🇳 Guanghuacun 110.825

🇮🇩 Surakarta 110.817

🇨🇳 Shiyan 110.772

Antipodal to Yichang is: -68.72,-30.708

Locations Near: Yichang 111.28,30.7082

🇨🇳 Jingzhou 112.182,30.353 d: 95  

🇨🇳 Jingmen 112.218,31.103 d: 99.7  

🇨🇳 Shayang 112.589,30.709 d: 125.1  

🇨🇳 Jingling 112.5,30.133 d: 133.3  

🇨🇳 Xiangyang 112.145,32.017 d: 167.1  

🇨🇳 Qianjiang 112.9,30.4 d: 158.9  

🇨🇳 Changteh 111.678,29.032 d: 190.3  

🇨🇳 Changde 111.678,29.032 d: 190.3  

🇨🇳 Zhangjiajie 110.475,29.13 d: 191.8  

🇨🇳 Jianli 112.905,29.84 d: 183.5  

Antipodal to: Yichang -68.72,-30.708

🇦🇷 San Juan -68.517,-31.533 d: 19921.3  

🇦🇷 Las Heras -68.817,-32.85 d: 19776.8  

🇦🇷 Mendoza -68.865,-32.878 d: 19773.4  

🇦🇷 Godoy Cruz -68.833,-32.917 d: 19769.3  

🇪🇸 La Rioja -66.855,-29.413 d: 19784.9  

🇦🇷 La Rioja -66.855,-29.413 d: 19784.9  

🇦🇷 Ciudad de La Rioja -66.85,-29.4 d: 19783.7  

🇦🇷 Luján de Cuyo -68.882,-33.034 d: 19756  

🇨🇱 Ovalle -71.2,-30.6 d: 19777.6  

🇦🇷 Rivadavia -68.47,-33.18 d: 19739.2  

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