Yichun, Jiangxi Province, China

Administration | District | County-level cities | Counties | Economy | Tourist Industry

🇨🇳 Yichun (宜春) is a mountainous prefecture-level city in western/northwestern Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hunan to the west. Yichun literally means "pleasant spring". It is located in the north-west of the province along a river surrounded by mountains. Yichun has a profound Buddhist culture. "Can Lin Qing Gui", the monastic rules for Buddhists at the Buddhist temple, originated from Yichun. Yichun is also the birthplace of a number of literary figures, such as Tao Yuanming and Deng Gu, both of whom are poets from ancient times.

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Administration Yichun has 1 district, 3 county-level cities, and 6 counties under its direct jurisdiction.

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District • Yuanzhou District (袁州区);

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County-level cities • Zhangshu City (樟树市) • Fengcheng City (丰城市) • Gao'an City (高安市);

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Counties • Jing'an County (靖安县) • Fengxin County (奉新县) • Shanggao County (上高县) • Yifeng County (宜丰县) • Tonggu County (铜鼓县) • Wanzai County (万载县).

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Economy The State Highway 320, State Highway 105, the Shanghai-Ruijin Highway and the Ganyue Highway (the Jiangxi-Guangdong Highway) form a convenient traffic network in the city.

Yichun is a stop along the major railway running between Beijing and Nanchang. Since 2014, it also has a station on the Shanghai-Changsha CRH high speed train line between Changsha and Nanchang station. Direct flights to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport are also available from Shanghai.

A large sports complex with two stadiums was built in the 1990s and draws teams for sports competitions from all across China. Agriculture is the main industry but other natural resource industries such as timber and mining are extremely important for the economy. Major mineral deposits include aluminum, tungsten, gold, zinc, and copper.

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Tourist Industry Yichun has abundant historical, cultural and natural tourism resources. Hongzhou Kiln, a famous kiln of the Tang Dynasty, was first built during the Southern Dynasties (AD 420-589). Wucheng Site of the Shang Dynasty was discovered in Yichun in 1973. Gezhao Mountain, situated in Zhangshu, is a famous Taoist mountain in China. It is home to a number of ancient buildings. Tourists also visit the Guan Mountain Scenic Area, which is located at the juncture of Yifeng and Tonggu counties. The famous Mingyue (moon) Mountain gained its name from its shape like a bright crescent moon. Mingyue Shan can be accessed using the cable car taking to the top of the mountain. The area consists of over ten peaks which are all more than a thousand meters (about 3,281 feet) above sea level. It is also a national forest park comprising six tourist zones. Among them, the Yangshan Scenic Spot is an important birthplace of Buddhism in South China, and the Wentang Town, at the foot of the Mingyue Mountain, is known for hot springs teeming with selenium.

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Yichun, Jiangxi Province, China 

Yichun has a population of over 1,081,300 people. Yichun also forms the centre of the wider Yichun Prefecture which has a population of over 5,419,575 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Yichun has links with:

🇷🇴 Azuga, Romania 🇩🇪 Bad Wildungen, Germany 🇷🇺 Birobidzhan, Russia 🇨🇦 Camrose, Canada 🇺🇸 Hinesville, USA 🇰🇷 Sangju, South Korea
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North of: 27.816

🇨🇳 Xinyu 27.819

🇳🇵 Melamchi 27.83

🇨🇳 Xiangtan 27.831

🇳🇵 Deukhuri 27.833

🇨🇳 Zhuzhou 27.842

🇺🇸 Pinellas Park 27.85

🇺🇸 Riverview 27.85

🇨🇳 Yuhu 27.856

🇩🇿 Adrar 27.867

🇺🇸 Bartow 27.883

East of: 114.417

🇨🇳 Handan 114.467

🇨🇳 Shijiazhuang 114.479

🇨🇳 Xingtai 114.489

🇨🇳 Shahe 114.503

🇨🇳 Zhengding 114.561

🇮🇩 Banjarmasin 114.583

🇨🇳 Zhoukou 114.635

🇨🇳 Yuancheng 114.683

🇨🇳 Héyuán 114.7

🇨🇳 Zhangbei 114.75

West of: 114.417

🇨🇳 Hongshan 114.407

🇨🇳 Huizhou 114.396

🇨🇳 Anyang 114.392

🇮🇩 Banyuwangi 114.367

🇰🇷 Anyang 114.336

🇨🇳 Kaifeng 114.314

🇨🇳 Wuhan 114.278

🇭🇰 Sai Kung 114.273

🇨🇳 Hankow 114.273

🇨🇳 Hankou 114.273

Antipodal to Yichun is: -65.583,-27.816

Locations Near: Yichun 114.417,27.816

🇨🇳 Xinyu 114.917,27.819 d: 49.2  

🇨🇳 Pingxiang 113.887,27.659 d: 55  

🇨🇳 Xiajiang County 115.183,27.617 d: 78.6  

🇨🇳 Ji'an 114.967,27.091 d: 97.2  

🇨🇳 Xishan 113.497,27.646 d: 92.5  

🇨🇳 Liling 113.497,27.646 d: 92.5  

🇨🇳 Gao'an 115.361,28.441 d: 115.8  

🇨🇳 Zhangshu 115.546,28.055 d: 114  

🇨🇳 Yanbei 115.533,27.367 d: 120.8  

🇨🇳 Jinggangshan 114.055,26.65 d: 134.5  

Antipodal to: Yichun -65.583,-27.816

🇦🇷 Concepción -65.583,-27.333 d: 19961.4  

🇦🇷 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca -65.773,-28.467 d: 19940.4  

🇦🇷 Catamarca -65.783,-28.467 d: 19940.1  

🇦🇷 Termas de Río Hondo -64.867,-27.483 d: 19935.4  

🇦🇷 Tucumán -65.366,-26.944 d: 19915.8  

🇦🇷 Yerba Buena -65.317,-26.817 d: 19900.9  

🇦🇷 San Miguel de Tucumán -65.225,-26.83 d: 19899.9  

🇦🇷 Santiago del Estero -64.267,-27.783 d: 19885.6  

🇦🇷 Ciudad de La Rioja -66.85,-29.4 d: 19799.9  

🇪🇸 La Rioja -66.855,-29.413 d: 19798.4  

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