• Three Gorges Dam

Liangxia (cold shrimp)
Liangxia (cold shrimp), which gets its name from its shape, is made of rice, corn and brown sugar. It tastes cool and is even better after mixing some ice water in it.

Three Gorges Pearl Soup
The Three Gorges pearl soup is made according to the thought of the grand view of the Xiling Gorge. The white egg is made in shape of the mountains and floats on the chicken soup. There are also fish balls of three colors which represent the pearl float between the mountains. It is really a beautiful picture which will please your eye very much and also tasty to the mouth. The fish is tender inside and the soup is fat but not greasy. It has been listed as one of the famous dishes of Hubei style cuisine.

By air
Yichang has air services an average of three times a week from Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Enshi, Guangzhou, Huangshan (daily), Kunming, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Zhangiiajie and Zhengzhou.

By train
There are direct trains from various cities, including Wuhan, Xi'an, and Bejing, but many services require a change at the nearby junction of Yaqueling. From Wuhan Long-distance buses and overnight sleeper buses may be more convenient.

Yangtze Gorges International Tour Festival
Yangtze Gorges International Tour Festival unites the Yichang and Capital Beijing, that is,  the " Beijing International Tourism Cultural Festival " will cooperate with  the " International Tour Festival of Yangtze Gorges of Yichang " and foreign show groups will also be invited then .The purposes are: continue to popularize and introduce the image "Golden Yangtze Gorges, Silver Dam, Green Yichang" ,to exhibit the power of Yichang as a excellent city for tourists , to enlarge the cooperation & communication between Yichang & the world, to strengthen the internal & external attraction and influence of Yichang.

Dragon Boat Racing
Yichang's Dragon Boat Races are world famous. Every year the city of Yichang hosts the International Dragon Boat Rally which invites teams from all over the world to compete in traditional Dragon Boat races. According to legend the race started in the Warring States Period (476-221 BC). When the patriot QuYuan threw himself into the river to drown himself local people raced out onto the water with their boats to attempt to rescue him. In modern competitions the dragon boats are usually around 20 meters long and 1 meter wide. Each team will have a drummer, a gong beater, a coxswain, and oarsmen. The oarsmen will row and keep stroke following the rhythm of the drum and gong. Dragon Boat Races are one of the most exciting sports you'll ever see in China. With their crews straining at their paddles, these 20 meter craft can slice through the water at incredible speeds.