Yichang is known today as the final stop for most tourists on the Three Gorges tour that originates in Chongqing. The third and final gorge, Xiling Gorge, lies within Yichang Prefecture. Yichang is an ancient settlement, like most cities along this stretch of the Yangtze River and is mentioned in the Annals of the Three Kingdoms as a strategic buffer zone between two of those regions, the Shu-Han Kingdom which extended into Chongqing (then known as the Ba Kingdom) and the Chu Kingdom which controlled most of present-day Hubei Province.

The docks at Yichang are busy with cargo, passenger and tourist traffic; if you arrive here from Chongqing you can take a train or even hydrofoil back or you can continue on down the river all the way through Wuhan to Shanghai.

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Getting Around

The base rate for taxis is 3 RMB during the daytime and 3.5 RMB during the night for the first kilometer and then 1.2 RMB per additional kilometer. An additional 0.5 RMB is charged per time.

To and From Yichang

Air

Yichang Sanxia Airport has flights to and from Guangzhou, Haikou, Shanghai, Beijing and Wuhan. Some flights to Shenzhen also take a stopover here. Dagongqiao Airline Ticket Office is located at No. 252, Yanjiang Dadao.

Railway

As an important transportation point, there are direct trains from Yichang Railway Station to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi, Xian and Taiyuan.

Bus

Yichang-Huangshi Freeway connects Yichang with other cities within Hubei province. There are buses to Wuhan, Jinzhou, Enshi and Shennongjia daily. Buses to cities in other provinces like Yueyang, Wenzhou, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Changde, Guangzhou, Enshi and Nanchang are also available.

Ferry

Yichang is nearby Yangzi River. Along Yangzi River you may reach Chongqing to its upper reaches and Shanghai to its lower reaches. The completion of Gezhou Ba Irrigation Project and Qingjiang River Geheyan Irrigation Project improves the water transport condition a lot. There are tour ferries to Chongqing, Wanxian County and Fengjie at present.