If you go to Yichang, you are advised to travel by yourself, and you are advised to join a group during the National Day, mainly because there are many people (super many) during the National Day. If you travel by yourself, you have to solve many problems, such as buying tickets and transportation, which will give you a headache, but it doesn't matter at ordinary times.
Depending on the length of your stay in Yichang, I recommend several very good scenic spots for your reference:
1, Three Gorges Dam: Needless to say, the world's largest water conservancy and hydropower project is well worth visiting, but it is not allowed to go to the top of the dam during the eleventh period, so you can only see it from a distance in Tanziling. You can choose a half-day tour of the Three Gorges Dam or a one-day tour of two dams and one gorge. Personally, I think you prefer the latter. You can see Gezhouba, Three Gorges Dam and Xiling Gorge at the same time, and the scenery along the way is very spectacular.
2. Three Gorges people: This year, it was upgraded to 5A scenic spot, where you can see the most primitive Tujia houses and weddings (or the groom if you are lucky), ancient sailboats, boatmen, and village girls who washed clothes and sang songs in the Drum Tower by the river and the Bashu Palace. After entering, there is a feeling of paradise;
3. Chexi: The main attractions are people's communes and folk scenic villages, which are also dominated by scenery;
4. Qingjiang Gallery: You can take a cruise to watch the beautiful scenery of Qingjiang, which is beautiful and magnificent;
5. Three Gorges Peak: featuring lovers' springs, waterfalls and caves, waterfalls are of great value for play;
6. Bailihuang Prairie: The shooting place of "Hawthorn Tree Love", experience the wild and wild sky, see the cattle and sheep in the wind and grass, suitable for camping;
Many other scenic spots are good, such as Zhaojun's hometown, Quyuan Temple, Dangyang Temple (if you like children's shoes in the Three Kingdoms, you can consider it), Ren Xianxi (Monkey Creek), etc. I hope it will help you, thank you!