Here the rivers Min and Jinsa merge, creating the great Yangtze. To the north lies the province of Sichuan, the most heavily populated province of China. To the south Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces famous for minority customs. To the east you can follow the river into the fourth municipality - Chongqing. No wonder then, that YiBin is a city of commerce and at the hub of communications. All lines of communication merge here, rail, road, air and river traffic, drawn by the magnetism that is YiBin. Now, you too must come. Come on business or come for pleasure - or both! Either way, Yibin has a great deal to offer.

Though YiBin is a bustling city of 600,000, our surroundings are pastoral. Tall mountains, a bamboo forest and miles and miles of orange groves are sights to behold. This profusion of orange trees makes YiBin county one of the biggest orage producers in all of China.

The history of YiBin stems from a time of which little is known, evolving though times of invasions, empires and dynasties. We do know that it was not always the Han Chinese who populated Sichuan province. nor did it carry that name - but the three rivers must have been here longer than any man, thus the province is aptly named. We know of the Bo people who lived in this district under the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties (1100-256 BC). The Bo populated Yibin were called Dao in Chinese, thus the county encompassing Yibin was called Bo Dao county. The name has changed slightly through the ages simply by the act of translation from one tongue to another. One time the name was changed due to politics - it sounded too much like the name of the emperor. Also Yibin has suffered the fate of the vanquished. In 1276 AD the city was completely torched and demolished by Yuan invaders - but later a new city was built on the same spot. The city limits have been the same ever since. Yibin has prospered through the centuries. Within the city limits the population has grown to 600 thousand and construction work is going on everywhere, ample proof of our hopes and aspirations for the future. In our day Yibin was early to welcome tourist and business from domestic and abroad. Having visited us once, you will always be planing your next visit.

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