Yibin
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Yibin 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. It is the hometown to the former Premier of the State Council Li Peng. --from wikipedia.org
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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).
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Yibin Airport offers flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Guangzhou.
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Jiang Bei Park - 'Floating Wine Cup Brook'
Located in the Jiang Bei district in the north of the city, the park was once home to the Song dynasty poet Huang Ting Jian. The park can be reached by the number 4 bus from the city centre (1RMB)
Shu Nan Zhu Hai - Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea
Located 68km to the south east of Yibin city, Shu Nan Zhu Hai is a seemingly endless expanse of Bamboo complete with cliff top temples, waterfalls and caves. Scenes from the movie 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' were shot here.
Entrance Fee to the park is 71RMB
Buses for the Bamboo Sea leave from Nan An station in the south of the city. Most services only go as far as Chang Ning (20RMB) where you will have to change buses for Wangli village at the west gate of the park. There is also now a tour bus that leaves from Nan An station. It leaves around 8.30 or 9.00 - they will wait for the bus to fill. The journey costs 20RMB each way. The tour cost varies depending on the amount of people on the bus - it's 300RMB all up, so if there is a full bus (15 people) you'll pay 20RMB each
Shi Cheng Shan - Stone City Mountain
Shi Cheng Shan is around 60km south-west of Yibin city, close to the village of Heng Jiang. The mountain contains lakes, waterfalls, Song dynasty tombs and sweeping views of the local countryside.
Buses for Heng Jiang leave from the West bus station and cost around 10RMB. The journey can take up to 2hrs as the road is, for the most part, unsealed. There is, however, a new highway under construction which should be completed soon. From Heng Jiang you can hire a motorbike taxi to the mountain for about 40RMB return
Li Zhuang
A sleepy riverside town to the east of Yibin city with crumbling Qing dynasty buildings and pleasant tree lined streets. The town was a base for the resistance against the Japanese during the second world war and Shanghai's Tongli University was relocated here in that period.
Buses leave from Nan An station in the south of the city. The journey costs 4.80RMB and takes around 30mins link title
