Yichang

Yangtze River city at the eastern end of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges Dam (the world's largest hydroelectric station) is 40 km upstream; most Yangtze cruises terminate or originate here.

Yichang sits where the Yangtze emerges from the Three Gorges into the central-China plain. The city is the eastern terminus of Three Gorges Yangtze cruises — most multi-day cruises run upstream from here to Chongqing or downstream from Chongqing to here, with Yichang as the boarding-or-disembarking port.

The Three Gorges Dam, 40 km upstream from Yichang at Sandouping, is the world's largest hydroelectric station by installed capacity. The dam visitor area allows tourist visits to viewing platforms and the dam itself. The Three Gorges Tribe Scenic Area, on the original gorge cliffs above the now-flooded valley, preserves Tujia and Han culture from the pre-flood era.