Yichang City is located in the southwestern part of Hubei Province, at the combination of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the transition zone from the mountainous areas of western Ezhou to the Jianghan Plain, "controlling Ba Shu upwards, and attracting Jing Xiang downwards". It spans between 110°15′~112°04′E longitude and 29°56′~31°34′N latitude, with a maximum horizontal distance of 174.08 kilometers from east to west and a maximum vertical distance of 180.6 kilometers from north to south. The area of the map is 21,084 square kilometers. It is adjacent to Jingzhou and Jingmen City in the east, Shimen County in Hunan Province in the south, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and Shennongjia Forestry District and Xiangyang City in the north. The geography of Yichang City is complex and varied, and its geological structure is relatively complicated, with the strata of various geological eras between the Yuan Gu Boundary of 1.8 billion years ago and the Cenozoic Boundary of millions of years ago distributed, and fully developed and exposed. The world famous geologist Li Siguang in the three gorges area geological landscape, completed "Li Siguang geomechanical tectonic formations" and become a generation of masters, caused the world geological community deep interest in maintaining the oldest and primitive shelled animal fossils, that is, found in the city's Xiling Gorge. The stratigraphy is one of the standard stratigraphic zones in southern China, and many typical geological sections exposed are famous in Chinese and foreign geological fields. The Aurignacian section of the Three Gorges established by Prof. Li Siguang in 1924 created the stratigraphic unit of the Aurignacian System, which is recognized by the international geological community; the Ordovician section of Huanghuaba has complete stratigraphic development and is rich in fossils, which is regarded as a typical section of the Ordovician System in China; the section of the boundary between the Ordovician System and the Silurian System of Wangjiawan is one of the three best such sections known in the international arena. There is no major fault passing through the urban area of Yichang City, and the earth's crust is relatively stable, with no earthquake-bearing structures. According to the records of more than 1600 years, the intensity of earthquake in the urban area has not exceeded 5 degrees. Yichang City is located in the western part of the Yangzi River Huai Plateau, and the general outline of the geological structure is that the middle and northern part of the territory is the Huangling Dorsal Obliquity, with the Dangyang Basin in the east, the Zigui Basin in the west, the Changyang Dorsal Obliquity and Renheping Obliquity in the south, the Wufeng Obliquity in the southwest, the Shennongjia Dorsal Obliquity in the northwest, and the Plateau Marginal Folded Belt in the north. From the point of view of geomechanics, it is the composite part of the southern section of the third uplift belt of the first level tectonic of the New Huaxia system and the Huayangshan zigzag tectonic system.
The topography of Yichang City is relatively complex, with great differences in height. The western mountains account for 69% of the city's total area, mainly in the west of Xingshan, Zigui, Changyang, Wufeng County and Yiling District, most of the mountain ranges at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. Many mountain ranges are more than 2000 meters above sea level. Fairy Mountain in Xingshan County is 2,427 meters above sea level, the highest peak in the city. There are many canyons in the mountainous areas, some of which are majestic and steep, with cliffs towering into the clouds; some are deep and beautiful, with twists and turns. There are such gorges in the Yangtze River, Qing River, Xiangxi River and Huangbai River basins, and Xiling Gorge, one of the world-famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, is one of them. The central hills are in the transition zone between mountains and plains, made of low mountains or gently sloping, rolling high terraces through long-term weathering, stripping and cutting, with an elevation of 100 meters to 500 meters and a slope of 5 degrees to 25 degrees, accounting for 21% of the total area, distributed in the east of Yuan'an, Yidu, Yiling and the north of Dangyang. The eastern plain is located at the western edge of the Jianghan Plain, with an elevation of less than 100 meters, and Yanglin Lake in Zhijiang is 35 meters above sea level, the lowest point in the city. It accounts for 10% of the total area and is distributed in Zhijiang, southeastern part of Dangyang, southeastern part of the city, and Yidu and Yuan'an along the Yangtze River, the downstream banks of the Qing River, and on both sides of the valley in the valley of the frustrated Zhang River basin. In addition, the city has more karst terrain, mainly distributed in Wufeng, Changyang, Xingshan Zigui, Yidu and other mountains and hills. Karst terrain is diverse, and there are many places with strange mountains, beautiful stones, strange holes and beautiful water, which is a good place for traveling. Yichang water system all belongs to the Yangtze River Basin, can be divided into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River mainstem water system, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River water system, as well as the Qingjiang River water system, the Dongting Lake water system and the river water system and other five major water systems. In addition to the Yangtze River and the main stream of the Qingjiang River, there are 164 rivers with a catchment area of more than 30 square kilometers, accounting for 91.5% of the catchment area of the territory. The total length of rivers is 5,089 kilometers, and the density of river network is 0.24 kilometers per square kilometer. Rainfall area greater than 300 square kilometers of the first-class tributaries of 14, of which more than 1,000 square kilometers of four (frustrated Zhanghe, Huangbai River, Xiangxi River, Yuyang River, etc.).
The Yangtze River: it enters the city from Zigui County through the Broken Water Gorge, and exits the city through Yichang to Yuzikou in Zhijiang County, with a flow length of 237 kilometers in the city.
Qingjiang River: originating in Qiyuelu Xiaojiatang, Lichuan City, Enshi, with a total length of 440 kilometers, 153 kilometers in the territory of Yichang, that is, from the Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Yanchi entry to the Yidu City, Lucheng injected into the Yangtze River, the city's territory, is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River.
Xiangxi River: It is named after the legend that Wang Zhaojun coated the river with fragrance. Originated in the Shennongjia forest area of the mule store, flowing through the Xingshan County, at zigui Xiangxi town injection of the Yangtze River, the total length of 110 kilometers.
Discouragement and Zhanghe River: in dangyang city, above the two estuaries are divided into two major tributaries of the east and west, the west branch of the discouragement of the river, originating in baokang county, weijia dayan, a total length of 226 kilometers: the east branch of the Zhanghe River, originating in baokang county, the black forest, a total length of 199 kilometers. The Frustration River and the Zhang River merge at the mouth of the two rivers to form the Frustration and Zhang River, 88 kilometers long, which injects into the Yangtze River at the border between Yichang and Jingzhou.
Huangbai River: the east branch originates in Yiling District (former Yichang County) Zhangcunping Township, Heiliang Mountain, 126 kilometers long; the west branch originates in Yichang County, Wulangzhai, 70 kilometers long. The two east and west tributaries merge into the main stream near Huanghuafang in Yichang County, with a length of 32 kilometers, and are injected into the Yangtze River through Xiaoxita, the county seat of Yichang County. Soils, nine types ranging from red loam to brown loam, are distributed, with high-quality matured soils accounting for 48% of the arable land.
Hydraulic energy reserves, in addition to the Yangtze River, the Qingjiang River, there are 1.75 million kilowatts, can be exploited 105 million kilowatts. The total amount of water resources is 13.1 billion cubic meters, and the transit passenger water is about 457.2 billion cubic meters.
The city is well vegetated, with the second highest forest resources in the province and a coverage rate of 48.5%. Yichang City is rich in forest resources and has a diversity of biological species. The city's forestry land area of 22.03 million mu, accounting for 70% of the total land area, the forest coverage (excluding shrub forests) reached 55.3%, live wood storage capacity of 39.86 million cubic meters. There are 11 forest parks in the city (Chaibu Creek Grand Canyon Scenic Area, Houhe National Forest Park, Dalaoling Nature Reserve, etc.), including 6 national-level, 3 provincial-level and 2 municipal-level parks with an area of 750,000 mu. The city has built one national nature reserve (Houhe National Forest Park), one provincial nature reserve (Dalaoling Nature Reserve), 34 provincial nature protection districts, 3 municipal nature protection districts, and 13 municipal wetland nature reserves, with a protected area of 2.73 million mu, accounting for 16% of the city's forest area. The city's existing 23 state-owned forest farms, operating area of 1.1 million mu; 79 collective forest farms, operating area of 210,000 mu.
Biological diversity, there are 5,582 species of seed plants, the number of species accounted for one-seventh of the national seed plants, of which 1,630 species are endemic to China. The city has 610 known species of terrestrial vertebrates, of which 177 are nationally and provincially protected. With a long history and rich culture, Yichang was once an important place for the development of Chu and Ba cultures. It is a place of great talent, which has produced many sages and celebrities, such as world historical and cultural celebrity Qu Yuan, national and family emissary Wang Zhaojun, and famous scholar Yang Shoujing, etc. Famous literati of all times, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, and Lu You, etc., have also met here. Their visits to the Xiling mountains and water left behind by the victory, intoxicated by the scenery of the Xiling poetry written for the Yichang added a valuable cultural wealth.
Yichang is also known as the "hometown of the Three Kingdoms", and thirty-six stories in the classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" took place here. "Battle of Yiling" burning camp seven hundred miles, Zhao Zilong battle "Changbanpo", Zhang Fei cross to "Dangyang Bridge", Guan Gong defeated "Mecheng", "captured", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms", "the Three Kingdoms" and "the Three Kingdoms". "The stories and relics of the battle of Zhao Zilong in Chang Ban Po, Zhang Fei in Dang Yang Bridge, Guan Gong's defeat in Mai Cheng and his capture in Hui Ma Po, etc., are all over the place. Here is also buried Guan Gong's body of the "five Yang" place, built the magnificent Guan Di Mausoleum. At the same time, it is also a place for research and study of Guan Gong's culture.
Qu Yuan, known as one of the "world's four great cultural celebrities", and Wang Zhaojun, known as "China's four great ancient beauties", were born in ancient Yichang, and many historical and cultural relics, such as Qu Yuan's ancestral temple, Zhaojun's village, the Reading Cave, and Niangniang's well, repeatedly tell the story of countless beautiful and touching stories to the people. The many historical and cultural relics tell people countless beautiful and touching legends over and over again. Cold shrimp
Cold shrimp with rice, corn and other raw materials, brown sugar water as a seasoning, cool and thirst-quenching, summer blend of iced brown sugar water to drink, the flavor is better, is loved by the residents of Yichang favorite drink. Operated by roadside vendors, mostly home-made, the price of fifty cents to a dollar a cup. Speaking of cold shrimp, the first thought is Qi Baishi's shrimp painting, a slight ripple, bland and free, very interesting cold shrimp also have this purpose, it can not wrap the abdomen, but lining the heart to quench the thirst. End in the hand, looking at the water in the water to do the blue waves of the cool shrimp, like white jade fluttering dance, refreshingly cool, slightly sweet, can be pleasing to the eye and can taste the tea, it is really stopping to take a break in the heart of the lining of the music. Zhixiang Road, there is a "Zheng Xinji", is cold shrimp in Yichang industry leader. In front of the table, there is a row of containers of cold shrimp, like big wine glasses. A row of colorful varieties: golden corn, shiny black rice, crystalline white rice, and lemon, orange juice and grape-flavored noodles, all in beautiful shades of red.
The radish dumplings
The radish dumplings are a unique local specialty, and outsiders don't know that radishes can be deep-fried to make a snack. Although radish dumplings are good, it depends on the season. When the radish is on the market, it is not long before the street, the market, the intersection of alleys, there is a quasi-fragrant radish dumplings craving, so that foreign tourists see, always very rare. Although radish dumplings are also called dumplings, the raw materials and production methods are very different from those of northern dumplings. While northern dumplings are made from flour, lean meat and vegetables, turnip dumplings are made from rice, soybeans and turnips. While northern dumplings are often boiled in water, turnip dumplings must be deep-fried in a frying pan or they will not take shape. So when you eat it, the dumplings are going to lose out to the radish dumplings in terms of crispiness.
Cool Fishy Grass
Fishy Grass, also known as knuckle root, knuckle root, perennial herbaceous plants, because the stems and leaves have a fishy flavor and named, the whole grass can be used in traditional Chinese medicine. Yichang city territory are growing, mostly wild, and artificial planting. It is available all year round (spring is the most popular), and is best when the stems are fat and tender. With ginger, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, green onion, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, etc., that is, this dish is crisp, fragrant, refreshing, with heat, detoxification, anti-inflammatory effect. Not only is the people of Yichang City, a great hobby, and become a hotel banquet on the delicious food, by the European and American diners love.
Spicy shrimp
Spicy shrimp is a thick juice, spicy flavor, meat tough and crisp dish. From the beginning of the spicy crab, and now derived from the spicy shrimp, spicy snails, in the north and south of the Yangtze River have become a favorite on the table. The essence of spicy shrimp lies in its meat and its stir-frying with a variety of special spices to make it memorable.
Hojiao
Hojiao, also known as lazy bean flower, is a traditional snack of the Tujia people. The production of Hejiao is relatively simple, only in the beginning of the "push" stage is a little hard, so people call the production of Hejiao as push Hejiao, the production process is: wash soybeans with water soaking expansion, even with the beans with water in the stone mill on a turn to grind into pulp, set the fire to boil, and then put into the freshly cut radish and vegetable leaves, and then boiled, made a pot of milky white with green. The result is a pot of milky white with greenish color. From this, we can see that "Pushing Hejiao" is much simpler than making tofu, and there is no need for filtering, no need for pressing, and generally no need for marinade, so it is no wonder that the Tujia people also call Hejiao "Lazy Tofu". The nutritional mix is also very scientific, the protein in soybeans and turnip vegetables in vitamins, inorganic salts together, to achieve the effect of a rational diet.
Wufeng famous tea
The treasures of the world everywhere, the most memorable but Wufeng tea. Wufeng is the hometown of China's famous tea. Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County belongs to the subtropical temperate monsoon climate, the county's lowest elevation of 150 meters, the highest 2320 meters. The mountains are surrounded by clouds all year round, abundant rainfall, fertile soil, mild climate, the formation of Wufeng "cloudy mountains out of good tea" unique natural conditions. In addition to Yichang's Danyang, Changyang, Yuanan, Zigui, Yidu, Yiling District (especially Dengcun) and other places, also produces tea, mainly: spring eyebrow tea, xiazhou cui green tea, jasmine spring tip tea, Yihong work tea, deer garden tea, cactus tea, xiazhou green, Dengcun green tea, cotton wool antler tea and so on.
West River Fish
West River Fish comes from the West River in Yichang Yuan'an County, where the water is clear and the natural fish resources are abundant, and there are many rare fish treasures. West River fish flavor mellow, the most noteworthy, West River fish meat less prickly, and even by outsiders called "no thorns", the price of local fish is also the most expensive, higher than the price of other fish in the river 2 to 3 times.
Bailizhou sand pear
Sand pear is Yichang city under the town of Bailizhou specialties, "as big as a fist, sweet as honey, brittle as a diamond". 1995 registered "Bailizhou" sand pear trademark, recognized as the best-selling brand, the Spark plan of the famous products. In 2000, was awarded the "hometown of China sand pear" and other titles, in 2001 by the ministry of agriculture food inspection and testing center test, the results for the fresh pear superior quality.
Oranges
Yichang produces oranges, a long history, Qu Yuan's "Ode to Oranges", proved that at least two thousand years ago, Yichang has been cultivated oranges. Due to the superior geographic and climatic environment of Yichang, Yichang is suitable for planting oranges, far from "a thousand trees", but in the province's top, the output of 2.1178 million tons in 2011, ranking first in the province, and there are many excellent varieties, among them, Zigui County navel oranges and Peach Leaf oranges, Yiling District tangerines, Yidu City, sweet grapefruit, Danyang City, Jingshui Citrus, Xingshan County Kam oranges, kilowan township orange, qingjiang ponkan and a number of other specialty products won the national and provincial high quality fruit title. Boutique famous brand has zigui long red navel orange, zigui peach leaf orange, zigui orange, zigui orange, zigui Newhall navel orange, zigui summer orange, zigui kumquat, zigui Robertson navel orange, zigui blood orange, zigui ponne navel orange, yidu sweet pomelo, yidu bright citrus, yichang mandarin, yichang mandarin, kiln bay tangerine, nanfeng tangerine, huainong less kernel of local jujube.
Navette orange
Because of a small secondary fruit at the top of the fruit, with the expansion of the fruit, cracked umbilical cord, so the name navel orange. Also known as hold orange, nuclear-free orange. Fruit ripening was spherical, large orange-red, crisp and aromatic meat, sweet and juicy, tender and no residue. Hong Kong, Macao, but also exported to the United States, Canada, Australia, Albania and other countries, navel orange produced in Yichang zigui county, China's famous hometown of navel oranges, but also a multitude of other delicious and tasty orange series brand.
Red orange: a new variety selected from the Kam orange buds. Its characteristics are: fruit shape, fruit color orange-red, thin skin and tender flesh, sweet and sour, top quality, ripe in mid-November. The main place of origin is the area of Yidu Sandouping Taipingxi. It has won the Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Achievement Award.
Peach Leaf Orange: Leaf blades are narrow and long like peach leaves. 1959, from many sweet orange screening out of the excellent varieties. Fruit surface orange-red, smooth, thin skin, few seeds, crisp, very sweet, fragrant, juicy. Zigui produce oranges, a long history, Qu Yuan's "Ode to Oranges", proved that at least two thousand years ago, zigui has been cultivated oranges. Peach leaf orange is zigui county in 1956-1965 in xintan town (now quyuan town) dragon horse creek village from the common live sweet orange, is one of China's three big local species. Because of its end leaves narrow and long like peach leaves, so the name "peach leaf orange".
Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit is a fruit with high nutritional value, known as the "king of fruits". 2008 New Zealand held the International Kiwifruit Conference, more than 200 kiwifruit experts unanimously recognized that: China is the center of origin of the kiwifruit, the world's kiwifruit origin is in Yiling District, Yichang City, Wuling Town. Yiling District, Yichang City. This was confirmed again after the 5th International Kiwifruit Symposium held in Wuhan in 2004. The relevant departments have formally applied to the state for the protection of "Wuduhe kiwifruit" geographical indication products, in order to facilitate the rational development and sustainable use of kiwifruit resources.
White peach is also known as zigui white peach. Named after the petals and skin of the fruit are white. Mature in June, shape oblong, slightly pointed at the top, the pericarp is densely pubescent. Fruit flesh white, or light green, juice fragrant, dekerneled, excellent quality. Processed canned goods sell well at home and abroad.
Persimmon is divided into edible persimmon and oil persimmon two categories. Edible persimmon contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and a variety of vitamins, such as vitamin C, nutritious, sweet and juicy, can be eaten raw, can also be made into persimmon cakes, dried persimmons and so on. Can also be processed into persimmon honey, persimmon sugar, frost sugar. It can also be brewed to make vinegar. Persimmon cake, persimmon can be medicine. Oil persimmon is a chemical raw material. Its processed products are exported to the CIS, Japan, Hong Kong and other places.
Qingjiang River Fish
Good mountains produce good water, good water raises good fish, good fish taste beautiful and strange, pollution-free, pollution-free, hormone-free is the biggest feature of Qingjiang River Fish. Specific environment, excellent water quality, suitable climate, the growth of the famous Qingjiang River fish. After the formation of Diheyan Reservoir, the quiet and elegant Qingjiang River water provides unique growing conditions for Qingjiang River fish. The fish is known for its soft and fluffy meat.
Three Gorges Campsis
Three Gorges Campsis is a specialty of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges Campsis is based on the traditional food of the Three Gorges region, "Campsis Candy", and is made from selected sandy fresh sweet potatoes (also known as sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, or groundnuts), high-quality fresh glutinous rice, and eggs as the main raw materials, and refined by the traditional craftsmanship of the Three Gorges region's native people.
Tujia bacon
The first pepper, anise incense, pepper and other condiments and salt fried and ground into powder, after the pigs and goats to repair the clean broken belly that is cut off the head, legs, scapula, pickled into the tank, the rest of the five or six pounds of a piece of chopped into strips, one by one, pickled, according to the layer and put, and then sprinkled on the salt and condiments in each layer, so that pickled for ten days or so that is taken out of the kang. Yangtze River), 3 railroads (Jiao Liu, Yi-Wan, Han-Yi), 5 high-speed (Shanghai and Chongqing, Jing-Yi, Three Gorges over the dam, Yi-Pa, Bao-Yi) and a regional airport (Three Gorges Airport) in Yichang convergence, water, public railways and air three-dimensional transportation network. Transportation Stations in the City Type Transportation Station (Unit) Name Address Airport Three Gorges Airport Yichang City, Yichang City, Tireless District, Airport Road City Airport Waiting Hall (direct access to Tianhe and Three Gorges Airports) Gezhouba Hotel Courtyard Train Station Yichang Station, No. 107, Dongshan Avenue, Xiling District, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Danyang City, Zhijiang North Station, Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Zhicheng Station, Yidu City, Zhicheng Township, Changyang Station, Changyang County, Hejiaping Township, Sanyouping Village, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang City, Yichang South Station (Freight) Zhijiang Station, Qiaobian Town, Duanjun District Zhijiang Station (freight), Zijingling Town, Zhijiang City Xingshan Station (Zhengyu Railway, Shiyi Railway to be constructed), Xingshan County Yichang North Station (to be constructed), Yiling District Public Transportation, Yichang Jiaotong Group, No. 83, Yiling Avenue Long-distance Passenger Transportation, Yichang City Long-distance Bus Terminal, No. 126, Donshan Avenue, Xiling District, Yichang City Passenger Automobile Terminal, Wujiagang District, Yichang City, Yigang Passenger Bus Terminal, No. 142, Yanjiang Avenue, Wujiagang District Port of Yichang Inland Navigation
Yichang has a long history of water transportation, with many rivers and natural shipping conditions, and since ancient times, the rivers have been the main channel for Yichang's external communication. After the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the Yichang Golden Waterway became a connection between Chongqing, Hubei water highway, the former Sichuan-Edao throat, become the east and west, the country's eastern and western transportation important hub and channel. 2003, the Three Gorges Reservoir reservoir into a reservoir, the Sichuan River waterway further to the tributaries, tributary waterway conditions to improve the scope of high-speed passenger transportation is constantly expanding. The Yangtze high-speed passenger ship company launched the Yichang to Chongqing, Chengdu, car and ship joint "one ticket" business, to shorten the time of passengers in transit, the start of high-speed passenger ship freight business, will be adjusted to the Yi-Wan line of three flights a day. As of the end of May 2008, Yichang **** has 19 high-speed hydrofoils with 2,470 passenger seats.
Yichang's port channel range involves a dry (Yangtze River), two branches (Qingjiang River, Xiangxi River), four reservoirs (Three Gorges Reservoir, Gezhouba Dam Reservoir, Geheyan Reservoir and Gaobazhou Reservoir), the Yangtze River trunk and major tributaries of the Yangtze River and the Xiangxi River in the territory of the City of Yichang City, Huangbai River, Qingjiang River and so on **** planning for the port shoreline of 72 segments, a total length of 104.8 kilometers, of which has been used to the port shoreline of 32.96 kilometers, the planned 54.78 kilometers, planning to reserve 17.04 kilometers. By 2008, Yichang Port*** had 354 productive berths and 18 non-productive berths. Qingjiang and Xiangxi River waterways have been improved through large-scale renovation, and the water transportation network of Yichang has been initially formed with the Yangtze River trunk line as the main line and Qingjiang River and Xiangxi River as the two wings. With the expansion of the upper Yangtze River waterway, coupled with the adoption of modern navigation management methods and facilities and equipment, such as the diversion of navigation and the GPS global positioning system, the navigational capacity has been greatly improved, and the water highway has been initially formed. The Yangtze River and Qingjiang River reservoir area due to the water level rise, many tributaries of the river part of the section of the navigation resumed, adding a number of excellent grade tributary water transportation waterway. Qingjiang River waterway in the diheyan, Gaobaizhou water conservancy hub after the completion of the restoration of dredging and remediation, can be navigable 300-ton fleet. Xiangxi River waterway was restored to navigation after the Three Gorges Project impoundment, and through further remediation, 1,000-ton machine barges can navigate to Xiakou and Gao Yang.In 2008, the mileage of the waterway in Yichang was 678.44 kilometers, of which the mileage of the waterway reached 598.1 kilometers.
Bus network
Yichang Bus Group has 71 bus lines covering Yichang urban area;
Tourist Passenger Transportation
Yichang City's tourist passenger transportation companies include Yichang New Century Tourist Passenger Transportation Company Limited, Yichang Jinhai Tourist Transportation, Yichang Hope Tourist Transportation and many other passenger transportation companies have become the main part of Yichang's tourist transportation.
Highway network
In accordance with the "Yichang City, transportation development" Twelfth Five-Year Plan "implementation program, the city will focus on the construction of 240 kilometers of highway, 280 kilometers of primary highway, 680 kilometers of secondary highway, county and township highway 1700 kilometers of graded highway, village roads 2700 kilometers. Make Yichang regional one-hour economic circle, two-hour tourist circle quickly into the national highway network; realize 100% of county-level agriculture, forestry and fisheries through the highway.
Constructing "six lines and three rings of the main highway skeleton", that is, Yizhang, Yiba, Baoyi, Hanyi, Jingyi, Shanghai and Chongqing six highways, the total length of about 670 kilometers. Among them, 106 kilometers of Yizhang Expressway is proposed, 214 kilometers of Yiba and Yibao Expressway are under construction, and 350 kilometers of Hanyi, Jingyi and Huyu Expressways have been built. Three rings that is, a ring connecting the two bridges Yiling Yangtze River Bridge and Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge between the center of the region's fast-track; the second ring is based on the Jiangnan, Jiangbei over the dam highway, connecting the two water hubs, four Yangtze River Bridge half-hour economic circle; the third ring that is 700 kilometers of one-hour tourist traffic circle.
Port
To build the Three Gorges shipping transit center, Yichang become a new growth pole in the Yangtze River basin. Highlight the "port priority" development strategy. Around the "three goals", that is, a hundred million tons of large ports, strong ports along the river; golden waterway, golden shoreline; port city, port city with the rise. Based on the "four positioning", over the dam transit port, industrial output port, the Three Gorges tourist port, western seaport. Focus on the layout of "an axis, two wings, nine districts and a center".
Railway
Yichang is one of the most important regional railroad hubs in China. It has the Jiao Liu Railway, Yi-Wan Railway, Han-Yi Railway, and Crow-Yi Railway, forming a railroad hub pattern that connects the north and south, and the east and west. The Han-Yi Passenger Dedicated Line, Ziyun Railway, and Overba Railway make Yichang a transportation node on the major arteries of vertical and horizontal railroads.
Aviation
As the only Class I air port in the Three Gorges region, Yichang Three Gorges International Airport is planned according to Class 4E standards, and the first phase of the project is built according to Class 4D standards. It covers an area of 3966.4 acres. The existing runway is 3200M long, 45M wide and 0.38M thick, which can meet the takeoff and landing of B747, B757, B767, A320 and other similar types and below; the apron is equipped with 12 parking spaces; and the construction area of the terminal building is 14816 square meters. At the same time the construction of a taxiway parallel to the runway, the terminal and terminal area expanded to 54,000 square meters, the annual passenger throughput of up to 5 million. International flights to South Korea, Japan and other regions have been opened. At the end of the year, the city **** there are 5 general higher education institutions. There were 56,600 students enrolled and 13,700 graduated throughout the year. At the end of the year, there were 2,043 graduate students in the city***. At the end of the year, there were 170 general secondary schools in the city***, with 150,700 students enrolled and 53,900 graduates. There were 282 elementary school with 156,900 students and 27,600 graduates. There are 383 kindergartens with 78,500 children.
General Education Yichang Gezhouba Middle School (Provincial Model School) Yiling District Experimental Junior High School Yiling Middle School (Provincial Model School) Yichang City No. 1 High School (Provincial Model School) Yiling District Three Gorges High School (Provincial Model School) Yiling District Shanghai Middle School Yiling District Xiaoxita No. 2 Middle School Donghu High School Xiaoxita High School No. 2 Middle School (City Key) No. 3 Middle School Yiling District Xiaoxita No. 3 Middle School Yichang No. 4 Middle School No. 5 Middle School Yichang City No. 6 Middle School No. 7 Middle School (City Key) Yijiahe Junior High School, Yiling District Eight Middle School (Affiliated High School of Three Gorges University) Ninth Middle School Leifeng Middle School Huanghua Junior High School, Yiling District Eleventh Middle School Yichang Foreign Language School (Twelfth Middle School) (Municipal Demonstration School) Thirteenth Middle School (Tianjiabing Middle School) (Municipal Demonstration School) Fourteenth Middle School Liantuo Junior High School, Yiling District Fifteenth Middle School Sixteenth Middle School Eighteenth Middle School Tendering Middle School Yiling District Meiling Middle School Huayan High School Twenty-first Middle School Twenty-second Middle School Twenty-third Middle School Tumen Vocational High School, Yiling District Twenty-fourth Middle School Twenty-fifth Middle School Dijun First Middle School Dijun Second Middle School Dijun Middle School Dijun Third Middle School Dijun Fourth Middle School Dijun Fifth Middle School Municipal Special Education School Yiling District Longquan Junior High School Gezhouba Tourism School Yichang Jin Dongfang Primary, Secondary and Senior High Schools Yichang Yingjie School Tianwen School Yiling District Xiaoxitai Experimental Primary School Bowen School Golden Sea School Yangtze River High School Yichang Successful Teenagers' School Yiling District Xiaoxitai Fengjiawan Primary School Yichang New Sunshine Essay Writing School Yichang Tianwen School Teenage West Point Sunshine School Yichang Tianwen School School Junior West Point Sunshine School Yichang Experimental Primary School Yiling District Station Primary School Yichang Foreign Language Primary School Yichang Chengcai Experimental Secondary Vocational and Technical School Green Luo Road Primary School Yichang College Street Primary School Yiling District Yanjiahe Primary School Xiaoxita Second Complete Primary School Yichang Longzhong Road Primary School Yichang Gezhouba Experimental Primary School Higher Education
Three Gorges University Three Gorges University of Science and Technology Hubei Three Gorges Vocational and Technical College Three Gorges Electric Power Vocational College Three Gorges Tourism Vocational and Technical College Yichang City Radio and Television University As of the end of 2013 the city*** had 3,003 health institutions (including village health centers). Among them, there are 165 hospitals and health centers, 10 maternal and child health centers (institutes and stations), 10 disease prevention and control centers (epidemic prevention stations), and 10 health supervision institutes (centers). Health institutions*** have 19,852 beds, of which 19,112 are in hospitals and health centers. The city's health professionals reached 24,025, including 8,794 practicing physicians and physician assistants, 10,241 registered nurse practitioners and nurses. For the whole year, 11,074 cases of Class A and B infectious diseases were reported, and 40 deaths were reported; the reported incidence rate of infectious diseases was 272.78/100,000, and the death rate was 0.99/100,000.
Of these, the main tertiary hospitals are: Yichang City Central Hospital, Yichang City First People's Hospital, Yichang City Second People's Hospital (Yichang City Tumor Hospital), Yichang City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Yichang City Hospital of Combined Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine), and China Gezhouba Group Central Hospital.