Frbiz.com Reports Yichang – The World’s Hydropower Capital

 Yichang, Yiling the old name, because ‘the water to this and the barbarians. At this point the mountain hills, “is named, is the three ancient battlefields, is the birthplace of Chu culture is one of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan, national harmony messenger Wang Zhaojun’s hometown.

Yichang, Hubei is located in the west, the boundary between the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, known as “Sichuan, Hubei and throat,” “Three Gorges door,” said. Yichang Municipality five urban areas, three county-level cities and five counties and cities the domain area of 21,083.58 square kilometers, population 4.15 million, of which urban area is 4249 square kilometers, an area of 61.53 square kilometers built-up area, urban population of 1.33 million. City area hydropower, minerals, Flint, rich tourism resources, natural scenery, world-renowned cultural landscape.

Yichang is the world’s largest hydropower base, there are three the most: The Three Gorges Project The total investment 95.46 billion yuan, the total volume of 18.2 million kilowatts installed capacity, generating 47.9 billion annually after the completion of degrees, the highest in the world; the Three Gorges Dam Project Experiment – Gezhouba Water Control Project December 30, 1970 built, with a total invested 4.848 billion yuan in 1981, the first one generating unit and power generation, the project was December 10, 1988 completed, a total of 21 generator sets, with a total installed base of 2.715 million kilowatts, with an annual generating capacity of 15.7 billion degrees, the highest in China; is located upstream of Yichang City in Qingjiang Geheyan power station installed capacity 1.2 million kilowatts, with an annual generating capacity of 3.04 billion degrees, the highest in Hubei.

Yichang City is also one of the National Excellent Tourism City, the Yangtze River Three Gorges Tourism among the nation’s top 40 good. With the construction and Yichang Three Gorges Project was approved as an open city along the Yangtze River coins, Yichang further enhance the strategic position. Party Central Committee’s annual House and the provincial government attaches great importance and concern for the construction and development of Yichang. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji and other Party and state leaders of the previous inspection visits to the construction of Yichang city, and gave many important instructions. Yichang, a beautiful environment to build a modern city, built a world-class city, is the earnest expectation of the central leaders of three generations, but also services to the Three Gorges Project, Yichang, promoting western development and self-development needs.

Yichang, central city, the Yangtze River through cities, the Yangtze River Three Gorges scenic spots focus on scenic Xiling Gorge Scenic Area and the dragon mouth dotted with scenic lakes, the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Gezhouba and ranked city, city of east, north, west green hills on three sides , trees and verdant, the south’s vast forests and Jianghan Plain-phase. Currently, Yichang urban green area has reached 2302.48 hectares, green coverage rate of 40.08%, per capita public green area of 10.60 square meters. Here is China’s rare and endangered plants, one of the most concentrated urban areas. Yichang in the establishment of a two state-level nature reserves, four provincial-level nature reserves and five national-level forest parks, land area with all kinds of more than 3000 kinds of higher plants, there are 43 kinds of state-level rare plants, the state one, 2 42 kinds of animal protection.

Unique natural and cultural landscape as a garden city of Yichang City, and tourism provides excellent conditions for the city, Yichang City, have been awarded the national advanced city of comprehensive urban environmental renovation, the National Landscaping advanced cities. National Health City. National Ecological building an advanced city, the national civilized city, the National Excellent Tourism City and other honorary titles. Yichang City, are successive and second terms of Hubei province won first place in the Urban Planning and Construction Management “Chutian Cup ‘.

In August 2001, Zhu Rongji and Prime Minister pointed out that the proposed inspection of Yichang City: Yichang mountains, tree-lined, Yichang, the future must be a world-class city. Today, Yichang, tree-lined, flower filled city, beautiful environment, Yichang is her unique grace, proudly stands in the Yangtze River toward the modern city and the most suitable for human habitation, the city’s goal of advancing with giant strides.