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Yibin is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 in south central China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, in southern Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 Province, located at the junction of the Min
Minjiang River (Sichuan)

The Min River is a -long river in central Sichuan province, China. It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River which it joins at Yibin . The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is located on this river....
 and Yangtze River
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
s. Population (1999) 281,019 of the city proper. The population of the prefecture is approximately 3 million. It is the hometown to the former Premier of the State Council Li Peng
Li Peng

Li Peng , was the Premier of the People's Republic of China of China between 1987 and 1998, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003 and was second-ranking in the Communist Party of China behind Jiang Zemin on the Politbur...
.

n habitation of Yibin dates back at least 40,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty
Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
 (206 BC – AD 220).

Economy
The city's industry focuses on electronics, food products, and power generation.






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Yibin is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 in south central China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, in southern Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 Province, located at the junction of the Min
Minjiang River (Sichuan)

The Min River is a -long river in central Sichuan province, China. It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River which it joins at Yibin . The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is located on this river....
 and Yangtze River
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
s. Population (1999) 281,019 of the city proper. The population of the prefecture is approximately 3 million. It is the hometown to the former Premier of the State Council Li Peng
Li Peng

Li Peng , was the Premier of the People's Republic of China of China between 1987 and 1998, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003 and was second-ranking in the Communist Party of China behind Jiang Zemin on the Politbur...
.

History

Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 40,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty
Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
 (206 BC – AD 220).

Economy


The city's industry focuses on electronics, food products, and power generation. It also produces paper, silk, and leather products. The surrounding region is rich in agricultural resources, growing rice, barley, oil seeds, sesame, and tea.

The largest employer in Yibin is Wuliangye, a company best known for Wuliangye, a traditional Chinese distilled liquor
Baijiu

Baijiu , or shaojiu is a China distilled beverage alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits"....
 . The Wuliangye Group grew from a small company employing just 300 people in 1977 into a large company employing over 20,000 on a seven square kilometer plant. According to an August 2005 article in a securities weekly, the Wuliangye Group is 72% state owned and provides 70% of the revenues of Yibin City, a major regional center at the head of the Yangtze in southeastern Sichuan. In 2004 6,225 retired military worked for the company, out of a total work force of over 20,000. One third of top management positions are held by retired members of the military. Unsuccessful efforts to diversify its business, poor transparency and a murky ownership pictures are among the company's problems today. However, liquor is not the sole product of the WuLiangye Group. It also produces many other kinds of products, such as paper, and tires. Wuliangye now contributes about 60% of Yibin's GDP.

Transportation


The region's natural waterways provide transportation links with the surrounding area, and Yibin is also connected to Chongqing
Chongqing

Chongqing is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provinces of China-level municipality of China, and the only one in the less densely populated western region of China....
 and Chengdu
Chengdu

Chengdu , located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan provinces of China and a sub-provincial city. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers and transportation and communication hubs in Southwestern China....
 by rail and express highway. Yibin's proximity to the Yunnan and Guizhou borders also means that transportation to the provinces is available by rail and by bus.

Yibin Airport
Yibin Airport

Yibin Airport is an airport in Yibin, Sichuan, People?s Republic of China.Airlines and destinations*Air China *China Eastern Airlines ...
 offers flights to Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
, Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
, Kunming
Kunming

Kunming is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring" ....
 and Guangzhou
Guangzhou

'Guangzhou' is the Capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province of China in the northern and southern China part of the People's Republic of China....
.

Tourism


There are many hot springs that surround Yibin plus many other tourist attractions. Such attractions include the Bamboo Sea and the Xingwen Stone Forest. Cuiping mountain in the centre of the city provides wonderful views of Yibin.

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