Yichang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. It is located in the southwest of Hubei Province and at the boundary of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It has a history of more than two thousand years. The name "Yichang" began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the city's establishment began in the early years of liberation, with a prefecture-level city established in 1992.

Yichang is built along the Yangtze River. It is a regional central city in the central region of the country, a provincial sub-central city in Hubei Province, and an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It has Han-Yi Expressway, Han-Yi High-speed Railway, Jiaoliu Expressway and Railway, 318 National Highway and other transportation arteries. Yichang is home to important national strategic facilities such as the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Dam, and is known as the "Hydropower Capital of the World."

Yichang City’s geographical environment is complex and diverse, with complex terrain and widely varying heights. It is located in the transition zone between the mid-subtropical zone and the northern subtropical zone, and has a humid subtropical monsoon climate.

Yichang has a long history, and there are activities of "Changyang people" in the Qingjiang River Basin in Yichang. The discovery of dozens of Neolithic Age sites within the territory proves that the ancestors of the Chinese nation thrived on this land seven or eight thousand years ago.

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Yichang City has Sanyou Cave, Baima Cave, Taohua Village, Huangling Temple, Jinshi Cave, Ginkgo Tree Waterfall, Xiaofeng Hanging Coffin, and Xiaoting Ancient Battlefield , Gaolan scenery, Gezhouba Project, the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms, Yuquan Temple and many other historical and cultural monuments and scenic spots.

National AAAAA-level scenic spots include:

Yichang Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area, Yichang Three Gorges Renjia Scenic Area, Qingjiang Gallery Resort Scenic Area, and Qu Yuan’s Hometown Cultural Tourism Area.

National AAAA-level scenic spots include:

Yichang Chaibuxi Canyon Scenic Area, Yichang Xiling Gorge Scenic Area, Yichang Chexi Folk Scenic Area, and the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Tanziling Tourist Area , Three Gorges Shipai Fortress Tourist Area, Yichang Sanyou Cave Scenic Area, Three Gorges Waterfall Scenic Area (Xiaofeng National Forest Park), Yichang Jiuwan River Scenic Area, Three Gorges Bamboo Sea Ecological Scenic Area, Gaolan Chaotianhou Rafting Scenic spots, Dangyang Yuquan Temple Scenic Spot, Three Gorges Wetland Yang Shoujing Academy, Bailihuang Scenic Spot

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