Get to know Yichang
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Hubei
- Chinese name
- 宜昌市
- Local areas
- 13 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 21,338.00 km²
- Population · 2024 census
- 3,926,500
- Administrative seat
- Xiling District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Tourism
Yichang has rich tourism resources, which attract millions of visitors for its natural scenery located among mountains and rivers. The most famous attractions include the Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area, Tribe of the Three Gorges, Qingjiang Gallery, Memorial Temple of Qu Yuan, Three Gorges Grand Waterfalls, and Xiling Gorge.
As the gateway to the Three Gorges Dam, Yichang is a major tourism hub. The Yichang Museum houses important cultural relics, including the Zigui Bell.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Yichang 宜昌
Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝
Three Gorges Tribe 三峡人家
Qing River 清江画廊
Three Gorges Waterfall 三峡大瀑布
Three Visitors Cave and Park 三游洞
Yuquan Temple 当阳玉泉寺
Yichang Museum 宜昌博物馆
Qu Yuan Hometown Cultural Area 屈原故里景区
Chaibuxi Grand Canyon 柴埠溪大峡谷
Houhe Eco-Tourism Area 后河开放生态旅游区
Zhaojun Village 昭君村
Bailihuang Grassland 百里荒
Three Gorges Bamboo Sea 三峡竹海
Zhenjiang Pavilion Riverside 镇江阁江畔
Mingfeng Mountain 鸣凤山
Xiling District 西陵区
Wujiagang District 伍家岗区
Dianjun District 点军区
Xiaoting District 猇亭区
Yiling District 夷陵区
Yuan'an County 远安县
Xingshan County 兴山县
Zigui County 秭归县
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County 长阳土家族自治县
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County 五峰土家族自治县
Yidu 宜都市
Dangyang 当阳市
Zhijiang 枝江市
Places to explore around Yichang
Zhenjiang Pavilion in Yichang · 宜昌镇江阁 Photograph date recorded by the source: 2018-05-02 11:06:44.Yichang宜昌
Yichang is the eastern gateway to the Three Gorges, where the constricted river landscape opens towards the plains. Its older name, Yiling, appears throughout the city’s history, while the modern waterfront reflects its role as…
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Three Gorges Dam Project · 三峡大坝Three Gorges Dam三峡大坝
The Three Gorges Dam visit is organised around viewing areas that explain a vast working water-engineering project. Tanziling gives the broadest reading of the dam and ship-lock arrangement; the 185 Platform brings the reservoir…
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A traditional sailboat on the river gorge at Three Gorges Tribe (San Xia Ren Jia), Yichang · 宜昌三峡人家景区，江面上的传统帆船 Source-recorded photograph date: 2010-07-31 08:51:49.Three Gorges Tribe三峡人家
Three Gorges Tribe combines Xiling Gorge scenery with a staged presentation of local river and hill life. Longjin Stream brings bridges, boats and waterside houses into a sheltered valley, while the higher Bawangzhai area offers…
Read the place guide →The Qing River and wooded hills in the Qingjiang Gallery scenic area of Changyang, August 2019.Qing River清江画廊
Qingjiang Gallery is a boat-oriented scenic visit on the Qing River around Changyang. Reflections in Daoying Gorge and the island-like rise of Wuluo Zhongli Mountain give the waterway its distinctive visual rhythm. The mountain…
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The Three Gorges Waterfall (Baiguoshu Waterfall) in Yiling District, Yichang · 三峡大瀑布（白果树瀑布），夷陵区，宜昌市 Source-recorded photograph date: 2018-03-31 11:26:00.Three Gorges Waterfall三峡大瀑布
Three Gorges Waterfall is an inland gorge walk in Yiling, separate from the Yangtze dam and cruise route. Smaller cascades, rock walls and wooded stream sections lead towards the main fall. Its best-known close-up experience…
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Sanyou Cave entrance and rock chamber, Yichang · 宜昌三游洞洞口与石室 Photograph date recorded by the source: October 2006.Three Visitors Cave and Park三游洞
Sanyou Cave links a small limestone chamber with a long literary memory. Its name recalls the visit associated with Bai Juyi, Bai Xingjian and Yuan Zhen, whose poetry helped turn this Xiling Gorge setting into a cultural…
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Shanmen gate of Yuquan Temple, Dangyang · 当阳玉泉寺山门 Photograph date recorded by the source: 19 August 2017, 09:52:34.Yuquan Temple当阳玉泉寺
Yuquan Temple sits beneath the wooded hills outside Dangyang and is closely associated with the Tiantai Buddhist tradition. Its principal halls give the visit an active religious setting, while the nearby Song-period iron pagoda…
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Exterior of Yichang Museum, Wujiagang District, Yichang · 宜昌博物馆外观，伍家岗区，宜昌市 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-11-23 08:56:02.Yichang Museum宜昌博物馆
Yichang Museum explains the Three Gorges region through archaeology, urban history and everyday material culture. The Ancient Xiling section starts with early human settlement, while Ba–Chu interpretation places the city between…
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Qu Yuan Hometown Cultural Area · 屈原故里景区Qu Yuan Hometown Cultural Area屈原故里景区
The Qu Yuan Hometown Cultural Area in Zigui commemorates the poet through a relocated shrine and a group of preserved Three Gorges buildings.
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Chaibuxi Grand Canyon · 柴埠溪大峡谷Chaibuxi Grand Canyon柴埠溪大峡谷
Chaibuxi Grand Canyon (柴埠溪大峡谷) is a long, narrow karst canyon of about 60 square kilometres in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, south-west of Yichang, part of the Wuling mountain range and protected as a national forest park since 1995.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Houhe Eco-Tourism Area后河开放生态旅游区
Houhe (后河) is a national nature reserve in Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, about 20 kilometres from the county town in south-western Hubei. The part open to visitors is the Tianmen Gorge scenic area, a 4A-graded corridor of cliffs and narrow clefts at the edge of the protected forest.
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Zhaojun Village · 昭君村Zhaojun Village昭君村
Zhaojun Village (昭君村) is a memorial and heritage area on the bank of the Xiangxi River in Xingshan County, Yichang, presented as the home place of Wang Zhaojun, the Han-dynasty figure whom the county government describes as an envoy of peace and unity between peoples. It covers about 2.7 square kilometres and combines relics associated with her with displays of Han-period culture.
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Bailihuang Grassland · 百里荒Bailihuang Grassland百里荒
Bailihuang (百里荒) is a high grassland plateau in Fenxiang Town, Yiling District, north of Yichang, covering about 40 square kilometres at an average elevation of 1,200 metres and managed as a national 4A scenic area.
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Three Gorges Bamboo Sea · 三峡竹海Three Gorges Bamboo Sea三峡竹海
Sanxia Bamboo Sea (三峡竹海) is an ecological tourism area of bamboo-covered valleys in Maoping Town, Zigui County, on the south bank of the Yangtze about 12 kilometres from the Three Gorges Dam site, listed by Yichang as a 4A scenic area.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Zhenjiang Pavilion Riverside镇江阁江畔
Zhenjiang Pavilion (镇江阁) stands on the bank of the Yangtze at Yichang, about 4,000 metres below the Gezhouba water-control project, and the catalogue entry covers the pavilion together with the stretch of riverside park that runs past it. The four-storey building seen today is a reconstruction, on a new site, of a pavilion first built in 1699.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Mingfeng Mountain鸣凤山
Mingfeng Mountain (鸣凤山) is a Taoist mountain and scenic area 3.5 kilometres west of the county town of Yuan'an, in Yichang, Hubei. A single red sandstone peak with water on three sides, it carries a temple complex whose foundation is traced to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
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Yichang local specialties
宜昌市特色美食 · 11 specialties to discover
Shrimp-Shaped Rice Jelly Dessert 凉虾
Shrimp-Shaped Rice Jelly Dessert (凉虾) is a sweet, cool snack of Yichang (宜昌). Its little rice shapes have plump bodies and tapering ends that suggest shrimp. Served in liquid, they slip smoothly into the mouth.
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Fried Radish Rice-Batter Fritters 萝卜饺子
Fried Radish Rice-Batter Fritters (萝卜饺子) are a Yichang (宜昌) snack with shredded radish inside a golden fried shell. Rice and soybeans form the batter, while scallion, garlic and chilli season the filling.
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Chilli Oil Noodles 红油小面
Chilli Oil Noodles (红油小面) are noodles in a red, chilli-oil broth that open the day in Yichang (宜昌), Hubei.
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Yiling Spring Rolls 夷陵春卷
Yiling Spring Rolls (夷陵春卷) are a snack of Yichang (宜昌), Hubei: thin egg-and-flour wrappers rolled around lightly stir-fried garlic chives, cured pork, pressed tofu and shiitake mushrooms or winter bamboo shoots, then deep-fried until golden.
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Sanyou Shenxian Chicken 三游神仙鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Sanyou Shenxian Chicken (三游神仙鸡) is a traditional dish of Yichang (宜昌), Hubei: a whole young chicken marinated in a clay pot and braised in stock with spices and rock sugar.
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Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter 土家抬格子
Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter (土家抬格子) is a Tujia dish of seasoned pork steamed over pumpkin in bamboo-wood steamer trays, served in Tujia communities around Yichang (宜昌), Hubei.
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Changyang Cured Pork Trotters 长阳腊蹄子AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Changyang Cured Pork Trotters (长阳腊蹄子) is listed among the local specialties of Yichang, Hubei. 腊 describes curing.
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Zigui Sticky Rice Dumplings 秭归粽子Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Zigui Sticky Rice Dumplings (秭归粽子) are the leaf-wrapped parcels of glutinous rice that families in Zigui County (秭归县), Yichang (宜昌), Hubei, make for the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节).
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (11)
- Shrimp-Shaped Rice Jelly Dessert · 凉虾
- Fried Radish Rice-Batter Fritters · 萝卜饺子
- Chilli Oil Noodles · 红油小面
- Yiling Spring Rolls · 夷陵春卷
- Sanyou Shenxian Chicken · 三游神仙鸡
- Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter · 土家抬格子
- Changyang Cured Pork Trotters · 长阳腊蹄子
- Zigui Sticky Rice Dumplings · 秭归粽子
- Yichang Longsnout Catfish · 宜昌肥鱼
- Sweet Potato Crisp Sweets · 苕酥
- Yichang Fried Potatoes · 炕洋芋
More dishes from across Hubei are in the Hubei food guide.
Counties & districts in Yichang
13 areas belong directly to Yichang.
13 areas
Xiling District 西陵区
Xiling is a district of Yichang, Hubei, China. It includes the central part of Yichang's urban area, on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze River.
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Wujiagang District (simplified Chinese: 伍家岗区; traditional Chinese: 伍家崗區; pinyin: Wǔjiāgǎng Qū) is a district of the city of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Dianjun District (simplified Chinese: 点军区; traditional Chinese: 點軍區; pinyin: Diǎnjūn Qū) is a district of the city of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. In 2020 it had 101,649 residents.
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Xiaoting is a district of the city of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. In the A Dictionary of Current Chinese, Xiaoting is used as an example of usage of the rarely used character 猇 (xiāo).
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Yiling District 夷陵区
Yiling District (simplified Chinese: 夷陵区; traditional Chinese: 夷陵區; pinyin: Yílíng Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Yichang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →CountyYuan'an County 远安县
Yuan'an County (simplified Chinese: 远安县; traditional Chinese: 遠安縣; pinyin: Yuǎn'ān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →CountyXingshan County 兴山县
Xingshan County (simplified Chinese: 兴山县; traditional Chinese: 興山縣; pinyin: Xīngshān Xiàn) is a county of western Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Zigui County (simplified Chinese: 秭归县; traditional Chinese: 秭歸縣; pinyin: Zǐguī Xiàn) is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →Autonomous countyChangyang Tujia Autonomous County 长阳土家族自治县
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 长阳土家族自治县; traditional Chinese: 長陽土家族自治縣; pinyin: Chángyáng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) or in Tujia language known as Changryangf Bifzivkar Zivzirxianf is an…
Explore the area →Autonomous countyWufeng Tujia Autonomous County 五峰土家族自治县
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 五峰土家族自治县; traditional Chinese: 五峯土家族自治縣; pinyin: Wǔfēng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn), formerly Changle County (Changlo County 長樂縣), is a county in the west of Hubei…
Explore the area →County-level cityYidu 宜都市
Yidu is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang.
Explore the area →County-level cityDangyang 当阳市
Dangyang (simplified Chinese: 当阳; traditional Chinese: 當陽; pinyin: Dāngyáng) is a city in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China, lying 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of the Gezhouba Dam on the…
Explore the area →County-level cityZhijiang 枝江市
Zhijiang is a county-level city of Yichang City, in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Until the 1990s Zhijiang was a county.
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Yichang and Three Gorges Dam are about 30 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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