Yichang (Chinese: 宜昌), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban population. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.
It is a very common characteristic snack originating in Yichang, Hubei Province. It is smooth and refreshing, soft and sweet. It is cooked with rice pulping and leaked into a cold water basin with a slotted spoon. It gets its name because it has a big head and a thin tail. After the cold shrimp is made, brown sugar water or sour plum soup is placed, which is a dessert for people to cool down the summer. }}
The locally run buses only cost a ¥2 and are regular enough to be relied upon. The town is not that big so going by foot is an option. If you want to go to the Three Visitors Cave take bus 10 leaving at the main Square (hourly or half hourly). A taxi ride out there is ¥10-20. There are also bus rapid transit (BRT) lines.
Taxi fares begin at ¥8 and then increase in small amounts over time and distance. Taxis may or may not use the meter, if you stay in the downtown limits, rides should not exceed ¥10.
The population of the Yichang area is around 4 million, with about one and a half million within the city itself and the remainder in the outside areas. The city is located just below the Three Gorges and around 30 km downstream from the dam. It used to be the gateway to the upper Yangze and an important post in the Sino-Japanese war, though not much of those times is visible anymore. Nowadays the city is known as the ending point of the Three Gorges river cruising trip and is less often used for a trip upstream.
Yiling District of Yichang City, known as Yiling in ancient times, is located at the gateway of the Three Gorges.
