Yichang

[ yee-chahng ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a port in southwestern Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.

Yichang

/ ˈjiːˈtʃæŋ /

noun

1. a port in S central China, in Hubei province on the Yangtze River 1600 km (1000 miles) from the East China Sea: the Three Gorges dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, is nearby. Pop: 724 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Also arrested was Arcadia business owner Yichang Bai, on whose behalf Galvan allegedly brokered the bribes.

From Los Angeles Times

In Yichang, rain triggered a landslide that buried a construction site and killed at least one person.

From Seattle Times

In the central city of Yichang, in Hubei province, heavy rain triggered a landslide Saturday that buried a highway construction site and killed one person.

From Washington Times

Five people were injured, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the executive deputy mayor of Yichang, Ye Yang.

From Seattle Times

Rescuers were looking for survivors of a landslide Saturday that buried a highway construction site and killed at least one person in the central city of Yichang in Hubei province.

From Seattle Times