Yibin
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Yibin (Simplified Chinese: 宜宾; Traditional Chinese: 宜賓; pinyin: Yíbīn; Wade-Giles: I-pin) is a prefecture-level city in south central China, in southern Sichuan Province, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers. Population (1999) 281,019 of the city proper. The population of the prefecture is approximately 3 million. Here is the hometown to the former Premier of the State Council Li Peng.
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[edit] History
Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 40,000 years. Yibin was established as a county by the Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220).
[edit] Economy
The city's industries focus on electronics, food products, and the 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 grew 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 picture are among the company's problems today.[2] However, liquor is not the sole product of the WuLiangye Group. It also produce many other kinds of products, such as paper, tires, and other products. Wuliangye now contributes about 60% of Yibin's GDP.
[edit] Transportation
The region's natural waterways provide transportation links with the surrounding area, and Yibin is also connected to Chongqing and Chengdu by rail. Yibin's proximity to the Yunnan and Guizhou borders also mean that transportation to the provinces is available by rail and by bus. Yibin also has an airport that offers flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Guangzhou.
There are many hot springs that surround Yibin plus many other tourist attractions. Such attractions include the bamboo sea and the sichuan stone forest. The town of Zigong is only 1 hour away by bus and there is much to do there also. Cuiping mountain in the centre of the city provides wonderful views of Yibin.
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Prefecture-level divisions of Sichuan
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