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Yichang Local Life Style

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Yichang Local Life Style
Yichang Local Life Style
Yichang is a medium-sized city located in Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China. Administratively, it is a prefecture-level city; its municipal government has jurisdiction over five counties, five urban districts, and three satellite country-level cities (Yidu, Danyang, and Zhijiang). The Three Gorge Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.
As most prefecture-level cities, Yichang includes both an urban area (what's labeled on less detailed map as "Yichang") and the surrounding country area. It covers 21,084 km2 in Western Hubei Province, on both sides of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River. The Xiling Gorge, the easternmost of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, is located within the prefecture-level city.
Within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, Chang Jiang's is joined by a number of tributaries, including the Qing River (Qing Jiang) (left), Xiang Xi and Huangbo Rivers (right).
The central urban area of Yichang is split between several districts. On the right (northeastern) bank of the Chang Jiang are located Xiling District (where the city center is located), Yiling District (neighborhoods north of the center) and Wujiagang District (southern area). The city area on the opposite (southeastern) bank of the river is included into Dianjun District. All these districts, with the exception of the central Xiling, also include a fair amount of suburban/rural area outside of the city urban core.
Yichang has a population of 4,150,000 with urban population of 1,338,000. It is home of the Tujia ethnic group.
Yichang also

formed the border between the cultures of Ba in the west (an ancient state in the eastern part of what is now Sichuan Province) and the Chu State in the east (an ancient state in what is now Hubei Province and northern Hunan Province).
Yichang has long been a major transit port and distribution center of goods. It is fueled by the Gezhouba Hydra Project (Gezhouba Dam) and the Three Gorges Dam, which is 40 km upstream.
The Yichang cuisine is quite similar to that of Sichuan and is characterized by a spicy and pungent flavor. The most famous local food in Yichang is the fresh fish and the Old Nine Bowl.
Yichang is famous for its fish preparations but it hardly lives by fish food. Except for the local specialties, food from other parts of the country and even from the west is available. The local specialty of Old Nine Bowls and Sanyou Deinty Chicken are the reprehensive of the region’s cuisine and is served at almost every restaurant.
Elegant Xiling Painted Pottery, amongst the most famous ceramics in China, is a popular purchase. Fans of Chinese ancient culture should be on the look out for the so-called "four studying treasures," i.e. the writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper. Another local specialty is the Three Gorges Stone, featuring natural patterns, which local people believe have important symbolism. Sanxia oranges, wine and tea are also worth taking home.