Yichang (宜昌; Pinyin: Yíchāng) is a city of the province Hubei in China. It is a river port on the Chang Jiang, the last before the Barrage of the Three Throats. The prefecture of Yichang counts approximately: 3890000 inhabitants on: 21084  km ², the surface of the city being of 200  km ².

In the vicinity the cave of Sanyou is, where the known poets of the Dynastie Tang met, Bai Juyi, his/her younger brother Bai Xingjian, and the poet Yuan Zhen. By the cave they took as a starting point more known poems of China.

Economy

In 2005, total GDP was of 60,8 billion Yuan S, and the GDP per capita of: 28819 yuans.

Twinnings

Administrative divisions

The city-prefecture of Yichang exerts its jurisdiction on thirteen subdivisions - five districts, three city-counties, three counties and two autonomous counties  :
  • the district of Xiling - 西陵区 Xīlíng Qū   ;
  • the district of Wujiagang - 伍家岗区 Wǔjiāgǎng Qū   ;
  • the district of Dianjun - 点军区 Diǎnjūn Qū   ;
  • the district of Xiaoting - 猇亭区 Xiāotíng Qū   ;
  • the district of Yiling - 夷陵区 Yílíng Qū   ;
  • the town of Zhijiang - 枝江市 Zhījiāng Shì   ;
  • the town of Yidu - 宜都市 Yídū Shì   ;
  • the town of Dangyang - 当阳市 Dāngyáng Shì   ;
  • the county of Yuan' year - 远安县 Yuǎn' ān Xiàn   ;
  • the county of Xingshan - 兴山县 Xīngshān Xiàn   ;
  • the county of Zigui - 秭归县 Zǐguī Xiàn   ;
  • the autonomous county tujia of Changyang - 长阳土家族自治县 Chángyáng tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn   ;
  • the autonomous county tujia of Wufeng - 五峰土家族自治县 Wǔfēng tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn .

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