Top 10 Attractions in Yichang , Top Things to Do in Yichang

Yichang is a city with a god-given geographic location and natural resources. You will find grand mountains, historical relics, and water conservancy projects, fused by modern architecture, making an ideal place for holidays and leisure.

It is a dam one and a half miles wide and more than 600 feet high that will create a reservoir hundreds of feet deep and nearly 400 miles long. The project is China’s Three Gorges Dam, and it has already been the subject of great international scrutiny. It is being called the largest construction project in China since the Great Wall.

Entrance Fee: CNY 105 Opening Hours: 08:00-17:00 How to get there: take Buses No. 4, 10, 21, 100 or 101 to Yemingzhu Zhuanpan, then transfer the Tourist Bus to Three Gorges Dam

It has a history of 140 million years, and is thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs. That is why it is called a “living fossil”. The sturgeon can grow up to 4 meters (13ft) in length, weighs up to more than 1000 pound, ranking the biggest of all species of sturgeon in the world and the biggest animal in the Yangtze River.

Entrance Fee: CNY 48 Opening Hours: 07:00-18:30 (May to Oct.); 08:00-17:30 (normal days) How to get there: take Buses No. 4, 100 or 101 to Chinese Sturgeon Museum

Qu Yuan, Chu person of Warring States, was the earliest famous poet in our country. Qu Yuan Ancestral Hall includes entrance, main hall as well as left and right side hall, etc.

The entrance has the work place with a style of four columns and three buildings, with four characters "Qing Lie Gong Ci" written in the middle and "Gu Zhong" and "Liu Fang" on two sides. In the corridor, there are many monuments that are engraved with the poems which were written by Qu Yuan and the ancient poets and calligraphists that sing to praise Qu Yuan.

Entrance Fee: CNY 30 Opening Hours: 08:30-18:00 How to get there: you can rent a car to get there

Construction started on December 30, 1970 and completed on December 10, 1988.It takes pride in having a generating capacity of 2.71 GW along with three ship locks, 27 gates of the spillway, no flowing dam on both banks and two power stations that generate 14,100 GWh of electricity annually. The navigation lock No. 2 on the third channel was, when built, among the 100 largest in the world.

Entrance Fee: CNY 20 Opening Hours: the whole day How to get there: take Buses 3 or 9 from the downtown area

Xiling Gorge is mainly composed of smaller gorges and dangerous shoals. From west to east, there are four gorges: the Military Books and Precious Sword Gorge, the Ox and Horse Lungs Gorge, Kongling Gorge, and Lantern Shadow Gorge, and some dangerous shoals such as Qingtan, Xietan, Xintan and Konglingtan.

Entrance Fee: CNY 50 Opening Hours: 07:00-19:00 How to get there: take Special Tourist Bus 10 to get there

The cave got its name after the visit of the three most famous poets during Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi, Bai Xingjian and Yuan Zhen. The scenery of Sanyou Cave is lovely and was once reputed as "the fairyland" by ancient people. It attracted many people who went by Yichang in history. Sanyou Cave is in the sheer cliff and is cool in summer and warm in winter.

Entrance Fee: CNY 78 Opening Hours: 07:00-18:00 How to get there: take Bus No. 10 from Yiling Square of Yichang

The scenery concentrates on a 7.5-km-long ravine, tree-clad peaks of odd shape on two sides. In the ravine runs a limpid brook.The hills here are verdant covered by lush trees.

Entrance Fee: CNY 20 Opening Hours: the whole day How to get there: take long-distance bus from Yichang to Xingshan, and get off at Lianghekou Station

Nearby the village gate is the former dwelling of Wang Zhaojun, which had fallen into disrepair but which has since been restored to its original glory. The house itself is tall, full of rooms with high ceilings, and with winding corridors. In Zhaojun’s hometown, there is a Zhaojun Well with clear water and an ancient stone tablet standing around.

ntrance Fee: CNY 30 Opening Hours: the whole day How to get there: take the shuttle bus from the downtown area of Yichang to Xingshan County

The cave is one million years old and the limestone has taken on grotesque forms.A piece shaped like a lion attracts particular attention and is very lifelike. The cave is known as the number one cave of the world. There are various natural stone formations such as stalactites, petrophone, and the most distinctive one is stone screen, which has divided the main hall into some halls of different size.

Entrance Fee: CNY 60 Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 How to get there: take a bus at Yiling District, Yichang City

With the length of 42.3 kilometers, it covers the area of 514.5 square kilometers. The average depth of the Jiuwan Stream is 0.8 meters, and the width of it ranges from 40 to 710 meters.

It was once the place where the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan used to give lectures and planted orchid. The Jiuwan Stream Scenic Area is famous for its fancy mountains, clear water, glanderous cliffs, odd stones and famous flowers. It is the top scenic area in Three Gorges Dam which offers exploration, relaxation and sightseeing.

Entrance Fee: CNY 180 Opening Hours: 09:00-16:00 How to get there: There are shuttle buses from Yichang City to Jiuwan Stream