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Yichang, known in ancient times as Yiling, is a lively, sprawling, modern-day city on the banks of the Yangtze River in Hubei Province that covers about 21,000 square kilometers (on both sides of the river) and has a population of some 2½ million urban residents, or about 4 million if the outlying areas are included. This modern "Hydropower Capital of the World" is a city with a history, however, having been burnt to the ground by a Qin general during the Warring States (BCE 475-221) period of the Eastern Zhou (BCE 770-221) Dynasty. It was also the site of the famous Battle of Yiling during the Three Kingdoms (CE 220-280) period, the three kingdoms in question being the Wei (CE 220-265), the Shu (CE 221-263), and the Wu (CE 229-280).
Yichang lies at the eastern end of Xiling Gorge,... [ View Details ]
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Chinese Sturgeon Museum 
The Chinese Sturgeon Museum, located on an islet in the Huangbo River in the Yiling District of the city of Yichang, is part of the Chinese Sturgeon Research Center, an institution that is dedicated t... [ View Details ]
Coffin Rock
Coffin Rocks are 18 kilometers to the west of Xiaoxi Tower in Yiling District of Yichang and are located in the Xinping River Valley of the west branch of Huangbo River. There are coffin caves where ... [ View Details ]
Former Residence of Wang Zhaojun
Baoping, near the city of Yichang, Hubei Province, is a charming little village that has been preserved as much as possible in its original state in order to honor the memory of a woman who was born h... [ View Details ]
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