Yichang, located at the junction of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the southwest of Hubei Province, is known as the "gateway to the Three Gorges" and "throat of Sichuan and Hubei". Yichang was called "Yiling" in ancient times, named after "water is here, mountains are here". In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Yichang, meaning "suitable for prosperity".

Yichang has a long history and Bachu culture has a long history. It is the hometown of Qu Yuan, a world historical and cultural celebrity, and Wang Zhaojun, an ancient messenger of national unity. Yichang is the location of the Three Gorges Project and Gezhouba Water Control Project, and is known as the "hydropower capital of the world". Yichang governs 5 districts, 3 cities and 5 counties 1 national high-tech zone, with a land area of 2 1 10,000 square kilometers and a permanent population of 39 1.0 1 10,000.

Climate in Yichang area

Yichang is located in the transitional zone between the middle subtropical zone and the north subtropical zone, and belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate. Four distinct seasons, water and heat in the same season, cold and drought in the same season.

Annual average precipitation 12 15.6 mm, average temperature 16.9 degrees Celsius, extreme maximum temperature 4 1 0.4 degrees Celsius (July) and extreme minimum temperature -9.8 degrees Celsius (1month).

/kloc-The annual average active accumulated temperature above 0/0 degree is above 5200 degrees Celsius for 250 days. The frost-free period is 250-300 days, the annual average radiation 100.7 kcal per square centimeter, the annual average sunshine hours 1538- 1883 hours, and the sunshine rate is 40%.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yichang.