Yichang City is located at Longitude 110'15' E to 112'04' E, Latitude29'56' N to 31'34' N . At the west of China's Hubei Province, Yichang is where the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River are divided. Thanks to its advantageous geographic location, Yichang has been defined as a distributing center, an important trading port and a transportation hub along the Yangtze river linking west Hubei and east Sichuan since ancient times. For a very long time, it has been renown as "Gateway to the Three Gorges", and "Throat between Sichuan and Hubei". Today, Yichang remains a brisk river port of China, controlling the access to Chongqing City to its southwest.Yichang lies between the middle subtropical zone and northern subtropical zone. The climatic feature of this region is that the four seasons are clearly demarcated. Spring and autumn are longer than summer and winter.It's hot in summer and there's much rain,while it's cold in winter and there's little rain.The average temperature in autumn is higher than that in spring. In summer there are rich storms.The rainy season is June and July,which is also the hottest period.
Municipality governs five counties, three county-level cities and five city districts.They are: Wufeng Tujia Minority Autonomous County, Changyang Tujia Minority Autonomous County,Yuan'an County, Xingshan County,Zigui County, Dangyang City, Zhijiang City,Yidu City,Xiling District, Wujiagang District,Dianjun District, Xiaoting District, Yiling District and Caobuhu Administrative District. It covers a total area of 21,084 square kilometers, 470 square kilometers of which are urban areas.Altogether, there are 55 townships, 65 towns, 21 administrative agencies, 3,191 villages, 22,890 villagers' groups.
Transportation and communication in Yichang are developing rapidly. Yichang arterial highways extend to every corner, No.318 National Highway crosses the whole Yichang City, through which you may reach Shanghai in the east and Tibet in the west. "The Golden Water Route" of the Yangtze runs through Yichang and it reaches Wanzhou City, Chongqing City in the west and Wuhan City, Shanghai City in the east. The express from Yichang to Wuhan, Beijing, Xi'an and the railway from Yichang to Zhenzhou City, Wuxi City, Huaihua City, Guangzhou City were put into use long ago and an international railway container transport network was also established. Air transport conditions are advantageous. Yichang civil airliners can fly to China's 23 large and middle cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen.The international temporary air-liners was opened, too.
Yichang has a subtropical monsoonal climate with abundant rainfall in spring and summer. The city enjoys four clear seasons with cloudy and sunny springs, hot and humid summers, fine and pleasant autumns and dry winters.
