Private 4.5-hour shore excursion in Yichang

Three Visitors Cave (Sanyoudong) is located in the cliff of the Mt. Xiling by the Yangtze River, 7km away from the center of Yichang city. It is backed by the mouth of Xiling Gorge in the Yangtze Three Gorges. Facing the Xialao River, the Cave has wonderful and beautiful scenery. It is one of the famous historical sites in Hubei province and on May 25, 2006, Yichang’s Three Visitors Cave was listed into the sixth batch of national key cultural relic protection units for its precious cultural treasures. There are two stories about the source of Three Visitors Cave’s name. One of the stories happened in Tang dynasty. It is said that in 1819, three famous poets of Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, Bai Xingjian and Yuan Zhen came to visit the Cave and inscribed respectively on the wall of the cave. In the result, this place got the name “Three Visitors Cave”. After the three poet travelers, Three Visitors Cave was known to other people and the beauty of the Cave is appreciated by more and more people.

Yichang city is located in the southwest of Hubei Province and lies on the northern bank of the Yangtze River. It is known as the world’s hydropower capital. Yichang has abundant water resources and it is lauded as the largest hydroelectric base in the world, indeed it is a bright pearl shining on the Yangtze River. The river runs through the city center and the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project and Three Gorges Dam Project are located there. Apart from the Three Gorges, the abundant natural resources and historical sites of the city are also attractive. Mountains, waterfalls, caves, stone forests and pools form picturesque scenes. There are many natural reserves in or around the city, including Chaibuxi National Forest Park and Houhe Natural Reserve. As an ancient city, Yichang is the site of some important historical relics such as Qu Yuan's Hometown, Zhaojun Residence and Ancient Battle Relics of Three Kingdom Period.

Yichang Museum is located in Yiling Road No. 61, Yichang City, Hubei Province. Covering an area of 9700 square meters, construction area of 3825 square meters, building area of 8000 square meters. The exhibition building is a three layers antique building. The museum was the former Museum of Yichang District which established in April 1980. In April 1992, after the coalition of the several districts, the museum changed its name to Yichang Museum. In 1993, the new museum opened to the public.Currently, the museum has more than 30, 000 cultural relics, including 17,035 cultural relics which unearthed in Three Gorges ,Yichang area. The cultural relics have various sorts, for instance, pottery, bronze ware, jade ware, gold ware, wood lacquer ware, calligraphy and painting. Those precious cultural relics have been exhibited in Hongkong, Taiwan, Paris and Guangdong.