Yichang tourist attractions

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River starts from Baidicheng in Fengjie, Chongqing in the west and ends at Nanjinguan in Yichang, Hubei in the east. Therefore, Yichang, as the eastern starting point of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, has many scenic spots to visit. Below is a summary based on the duration of sightseeing (including transportation time), with Yichang city as the center.

Yichang tourist attractions: Yichang city tourist attractions that can be visited for half a day

Yichang Museum: The museum's precious collections include fossils of the Changyang people, the Beiming Bell of the Qin King of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, lacquered wooden spears from the Spring and Autumn period, and polished black skinned pottery jars from the Spring and Autumn period. There are also ceramics, bronze ware, jade ware, gold and silver ware, lacquered wooden ware, calligraphy and painting, etc. Closed on Mondays, it is recommended to visit for 2-3 hours.

Yiling Square: It is the central square of Yichang City, with greening as the theme and night scenery as the feature. There is a music fountain on the square, and more than 1000 square pigeons are raised. Suggest visiting for 1 hour.

Gufo Temple: Founded in the Yuan Dynasty, the entire ancient temple faces east and west, with a solemn and elegant appearance. It is currently the only remaining ancient temple building in Yichang city. Suggest visiting for 1 hour.

Natural Tower: Located on the north bank of the Yangtze River and within the extension of Binjiang Park in Yichang City, it is the only well preserved Qing Dynasty building in the urban area of Yichang City. It is recommended to visit the park for 1.5 hours.

Park: Located on Jiangxin Island of Huangbai River in Yiling District, Yichang City, the park mainly displays national first-class protected aquatic animals. It is a magical fish that breeds in the Yangtze River and grows in the ocean. It has lived on Earth for 140 million years and is one of the oldest surviving vertebrates. It is known as the "living fossil in water", "king of dragons", and "giant panda in water". In addition to the sturgeon hall, the park also has specimen halls, crocodile halls, and aquarium corridors, making it an important science popularization base in China. Suggested travel time is 1.5 hours.

Yichang tourist attractions: suburban tourist attractions that can be visited within half a day

Xiling Gorge Scenic Area: located in the western suburbs of Yichang, about 4 kilometers away from the city center, starting from Gezhouba in the east and ending at the Three Gorges Dam in the west, it is known as the "gateway to the Three Gorges and throat of Sichuan and Hubei". Suggest visiting for 4-5 hours.

San You Cave: Located about 7 kilometers northwest of Yichang, it is a huge cave on the steep cliffs of the northern peak of Xiling Mountain. The cave is about 20 meters wide, more than 10 meters high, and about 30 meters deep, with three stalactite stone pillars arranged horizontally in the cave. Most people who have passed through Yiling (Yichang) throughout history have visited here and expressed their feelings through various fonts such as Kai, Li, Xing, and Cao, as well as poetry, prose, murals, inscriptions, and other forms, engraved on stone walls. Suggest 2-3 hours.

Three Gorges Waterfall: It is a scenic spot famous for its Feiquan at the mouth of Xiling Gorge in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It is 29 kilometers away from the center of Yichang and has a total length of 5 kilometers. There are more than 30 waterfalls distributed along the way. Suggest visiting for 3-4 hours.

The Three Gorges Dam: Located 38 kilometers in the middle section of Xiling Gorge, the Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest water conservancy project. It integrates ten major benefits, including flood control, power generation, shipping, aquaculture, tourism, ecological protection, environmental purification, development oriented immigration, South to North Water Diversion, and water supply and irrigation. Its annual power generation reaches 84.9 billion kilowatt hours. The double line five level ship lock and ship lift located within the scenic area are currently the world's largest. Chairman Mao once wrote a poem, 'Cut off the clouds and rain of Wushan, let the high gorge emerge from Pinghu,' which fully demonstrates his heroic spirit. Suggest visiting for 4-5 hours.

Qu Yuan's Hometown: Located on Fenghuang Mountain in Zigui County, directly opposite the Three Gorges Dam, it is a cultural relic protection unit and patriotic education base in Hubei Province. Here you can see the clothes tomb of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, as well as the ancient folk houses on the Xiajiang River, the Dragon Boat Festival Folk Museum, the Qingtan Custom Museum, the Loong Boat Museum, etc. Suggest visiting for 2-3 hours.

Yichang tourist attractions: suburban tourist attractions that can be visited for a day

Three Gorges Family: Located in the Xiling Gorge between the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba, it includes scenic spots such as Longjin Creek, the Fourth Spring of the World, Yepo Ridge, Dengying Cave, Anti Japanese War Memorial Hall, Shipai Ancient Town, Yangjiaxi Drifting, etc. Throughout history, literati and poets have written many beautiful poems and essays, such as Li Bai, Ouyang Xiu, Su Zhe, Huang Tingjian, Lu You, and others. Suggested travel time is 1 day.

Qingjiang Gallery: Located in Changyang, about 60 kilometers southwest of Yichang, the description of Qingjiang Gallery as "800 miles of picturesque Qingjiang, 300 miles of gallery in Changyang" is most appropriate. Here, the mountains are picturesque, the water is blue, and there is also the famous Qing River. By boat, you can enjoy attractions such as Reflection Gorge, Baiyu Lake, Pinghuluo, Baiyuan Island, Wuluo Zhongli Mountain, Tianzhu Mountain, and Baren Cave. Suggested travel time is 1 day.

Two Dams and One Gorge: A classic one-day tour product consisting of the Three Gorges Dam, Gezhouba Dam, and the eastern section of Xiling Gorge. You can take a boat first and then take a car, or take a car first and then take a boat. You can directly participate in group tours with travel agencies. Suggested travel time is 1 day.

Jiuwanxi: located on the south bank of Xiling Gorge in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, about 20 kilometers away from the Three Gorges Dam, it is the first tourist scenic spot at the head of the Three Gorges Dam and is known as the "first drift of the Three Gorges". There are ancient hanging coffins with great scientific research value and ornamental exploration value in the scenic area, as well as primitive dry streams and gullies, and the wonders of the world and the exquisite Qingzhong ground fissures. The scenic area has a good ecological environment and has formed multiple unique landscapes, making it one of the ten scenic spots in the New Three Gorges. Suggested travel time is 1 day.

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