Yibin
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City (pop., 2003 est.: 312,462), southern Sichuan province, south-central China. It is located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze (Chang) rivers. A county administration was set up there in the 2nd century . It first received the name Yibin in 742. The Chinese hold expanded there during the Song dynasty (9601279). By the Qing dynasty (16441911) it was Xuzhou (Hs-chou) superior prefecture, known to Europeans as Suifu. In 1912 it reverted to Yibin. In 1913 steamship communication with Chongqing was opened, and Yibin grew into a major collection and distribution centre. It has long been known for its salt deposits, which now supply a large chemical plant.
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Yibin or Ipin (both: ē-bĭn), city (1994 est. pop. 261,300), S Sichuan prov., China. It is a commercial and communications center at the junction of the Min and the Chang rivers, the last port for upriver traffic, and the gateway to Yunnan prov. It has a diverse industrial base that includes a chemical plant and a paper mill. The city was formerly called Suifu.
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The telephone dialing code for: Yibin, China
The country code is: 86
The city code is: 831
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For other uses, see Yibin County.
| Yibin 宜宾 |
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| 宜宾市 | |
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 Yibin
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| Coordinates: 28°46′N 104°37′E / 28.767°N 104.617°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| County-level divisions | |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 13,283 km2 (5,128.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,123 km2 (433.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,123 km2 (433.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Urban | 673,413 |
| • Urban density | 599.7/km2 (1,553.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 673,413 |
| • Metro density | 599.7/km2 (1,553.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 644000 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| Website | http://www.yibin.gov.cn/ |
Yibin (simplified Chinese: 宜宾; traditional Chinese: 宜賓; Sichuanese Pinyin: ȵi2bin1; Sichuanese pronunciation: [ɲi˨˩pin˥]; pinyin: Yíbīn; Wade–Giles: I-pin) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers.
Its population is 4,472,001 inhabitants according to the 2010 census of whom 673,413 live in the built-up area.
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History
Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 40,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220).
It was previously known as Suifu or Suifoo.
Geography
Yibin is located in the southeast portion of Sichuan, and borders Yunnan (Zhaotong prefecture) to the south, Luzhou to the east, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Leshan to the west, and Zigong to the north. The total area is 13,283 square kilometres (5,129 sq mi).
The city ranges in latitude from 27° 50'–29° 16' N, and in longitude from 103° 36'–105° 20' E, stretching 153 kilometres (95 mi) east-west and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-south.
Yibin has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with mild winters, and long and hot summers. Monthly average temperatures range from 7.8 °C (46.0 °F) in January to 26.6 °C (79.9 °F) in August. Though annual precipitation falls almost entirely during the summer months, humidity is high year-round and there are only 1018 hours of sunshine annually, one of the lowest totals in China.
| Climate data for Yibin (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
21.59 (70.87) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.21 (59.37) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19.6 (0.772) |
26.3 (1.035) |
32.7 (1.287) |
60.2 (2.37) |
110.5 (4.35) |
161.7 (6.366) |
228.7 (9.004) |
188.4 (7.417) |
119.5 (4.705) |
64.4 (2.535) |
33.3 (1.311) |
17.8 (0.701) |
1,063.1 (41.854) |
| % humidity | 85 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 81.6 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 167.9 |
| Sunshine hours | 32.1 | 39.6 | 78.5 | 116.0 | 116.9 | 107.7 | 147.2 | 169.0 | 81.6 | 53.1 | 45.8 | 30.7 | 1,018.2 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Cuiping District | 翠屏区 | Cuìpíng Qū | 780,000 | 1,123 | 695 |
| 3 | Nanxi District | 南溪区 | Nánxī Qū | 410,000 | 704 | 582 |
| 2 | Yibin County | 宜宾县 | Yíbīn Xiàn | 980,000 | 3,034 | 323 |
| 4 | Jiang'an County | 江安县 | Jiāng'ān Xiàn | 540,000 | 910 | 593 |
| 5 | Changning County | 长宁县 | Chángníng Xiàn | 430,000 | 975 | 441 |
| 6 | Gao County | 高县 | Gāo Xiàn | 500,000 | 1,323 | 378 |
| 7 | Junlian County | 筠连县 | Jūnlián Xiàn | 390,000 | 1,254 | 311 |
| 8 | Gong County | 珙县 | Gǒng Xiàn | 420,000 | 1,150 | 365 |
| 9 | Xingwen County | 兴文县 | Xīngwén Xiàn | 440,000 | 1,373 | 320 |
| 10 | Pingshan County | 屏山县 | Píngshān Xiàn | 290,000 | 1,437 | 202 |
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 . 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.[1] Unsuccessful efforts to diversify its business, poor transparency and a murky ownership pictures are among the company's problems today.[2] However, liquor is not the sole product of the WuLiangye Group. It also provides the specialized high-tech anti-counterfeit packaging and printing business and engineering services. 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 and Chengdu 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 offers flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Guangzhou.
Tourism
There are several hot springs near Yibin township, plus many other tourist attractions. Such attractions include the Bamboo Sea in Changning county and the Xingwen Stone Forest. Cuiping mountain in the centre of the city provides wonderful views of Yibin. Yibin is also the merge point of Min river and Jinsha River, from Yibin downstream to Shanghai, this river is called Yangtze river (Changjiang).
Notes
External links
- Official city website
- Unofficial city briefing of Yibin
- Yibin City on bashu.net
- China Yibin Travel
- Yibin on chinaculture.org
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