Yichang
Yichang is a large city in western Hubei Province where the Yangtze River cuts through the Three Gorges, marking the boundary between the river's upper and middle reaches. The city is the gateway to the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam, both in its Yiling District, and sits at the edge of the Jianghan Plain with mountain ranges — including the Daba, Wu, and Wuling ranges — rising to the north, west, and south.
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- Population1,350,150
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 29 km18 mi
Nearest airports
Yichang: quick answers
Where is Yichang?
Yichang is in Hubei Province, China.
How do you get to Yichang?
The nearest airport is Yichang (Xiaoting) (YIH), about 51 min away by road. The nearest train station is 宜昌东, about 21 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Yichang?
The warmest month is July, averaging 27°C81°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C41°F. The wettest month is July, with about 227 mm8.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Yichang?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 restaurants, 5 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.