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Yichang Travel Guide: 56 reviews and 167 photos

Candy Apple Vendor outside a school - Yichang

Yichang was kinda off the beaten path

When I went to Yichang in 1987 there was only 1 other foreigner that got off the boat with me. He was a Dutch guy.His name was Ger. We hung out together as we wandered around what seemed to be a sleepy, grey city. The information that I have here will probably not be of any current use as from what I understand the Huge dam project is changing the face of the whole area. So Hopefully you can enjoy my pictures but you will need to check other sites for good current information. Yichang had it's share of the stare crowds. But overall I found it to be very friendly. We happened to walk past a school just as the kids were getting out so for the next couple of hours we had about 50 kids following in our footsteps sort of Pied Piper style! They didn't speak any English and we only new a few words of Chinese between us but it was fun.

School Kids

Here you can see the kids just mobbed us. They were showing us their school work, books and of course explaining it all to us. It was a pretty fun day after being on the ferryboat from Chongqing for 1½ days!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Friendly Kids!!

Last visit to Yichang: Feb 1987
Intro Written Nov 3, 2002
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Reviews (14)

Saying goodbye... Local Customs (4)

When it came time to say goodbye we each took a photo as we where going to get our train tickets. I'm sure the parents... more travel advice

Leader of the pack Favorites (4)

This guy here was the leader of the pack of kids that followed us around all afternoon. He had such a power about... more travel advice

Awesome food!! Restaurants (1)

There are many local restaurants to chose from. We chose a localy style restaurant that had a few people in it as we... more travel advice

Side Street Off The Beaten Path (2)

This town had some character hidden it's Grayness! As I walked up the path after departing the boat the grayness was my... more travel advice

Transportation (3)
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deecat May 1, 2005 at 5:09 PM

It certainly is meaningful to anyone who takes the time to read it, Scott. The photos of the children are magnificent! Loved the personal tales of your adventures.
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nepalgoods Aug 27, 2004 at 11:17 PM

Great stories and pics!!! Makes me kind of homesick of China
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tpangelinan Mar 24, 2004 at 5:06 PM

Great page as always! We love the stories that go along with your tips Scott, you should be a writer! Thanks for sharing! :o)
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Hosell Jan 20, 2004 at 2:55 PM

Very interesting page for a nice place,great photos.Very funny photos with kids!!!
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Jim_Eliason Jan 19, 2004 at 3:56 AM

great page!
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hunterV Nov 10, 2003 at 3:06 AM

Seems tranquil and nice! Is there a lot to see and to do there?
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Faiza-Ifrah Oct 20, 2003 at 11:16 AM

i decided to start on ur updated china pages off the beaten path. i must say marco polo would envy ur ecplorations of this country :-)
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ncfg Oct 18, 2003 at 2:46 PM

I will not complain about my job any more :-) Great Scott
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whitecliff62 Oct 14, 2003 at 12:43 PM

Hiya Scott, another fine page and another place i would dearly love to visit.
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mrclay2000 Oct 4, 2003 at 9:13 PM

I was afraid the 3 Gorges views were things of the past.