Yichang

American

[yee-chahng] / ˈjiˈtʃɑŋ /

(Wade-Giles) Ichang

noun

Pinyin.

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

Yichang British

/ ˈjiːˈtʃæŋ /

noun

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)

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Employees work on a production line manufacturing lithium battery products at a factory in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 28, 2019.

From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2022

People queue for a train in Yichang, China, after the lockdowns ease.Credit:

From Nature • May 24, 2020

“Are you sure it is eating wild animals that has caused the epidemic?” said Zheng Ming, the sales manager of a company selling animals in Yichang, a city 180 miles west of Wuhan.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2020

This kept him confined to Yichang while seeds and notes were isolated in Jingmen.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2018

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