Yibin is a city in East Sichuan.
Get in
Get around
By taxi
Taxi with meter is cheap, expect to pay ¥10 from the city center to the South Bus station.
See
- Jiangbei Park (江北公园, Floating Wine Cup Brook Park 流杯池公园) (The park can be reached by the number 4 bus from the city centre). Located in the Jiangbei district in the north of the city, the park was once home to the Song Dynasty poet Huang Tingjian.
- Shunan Zhuhai National Park (蜀南竹海国家公园) (Buses for the park leave from Nan An station in the south of the city. Most services only go as far as Chang Ning (¥16.5) where you will have to change buses for Wangli village at the west gate of the park (¥5). 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 ¥20 each way. The tour cost varies depending on the number of people on the bus - it's ¥300 all up, so if there is a full bus (15 people) you'll pay ¥20 each). Located 68km to the south east of Yibin city, Shunan Zhuhai National Park 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 to the park is ¥110 during the high season from January-November and ¥60 during the low season..
- Shichengshan (Stone City Mountain, 石城山) (Buses for Heng Jiang leave from the West bus station and cost around ¥10. 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 ¥40 return). Shichengshan 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.
- [dead link]Lizhuang (李庄古镇) (Buses leave from Nan An station in the south of the city. The journey costs ¥4.80 and takes around 30mins). 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.
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Drink
Yibin is home to the famous Wu Liang Ye distillery. No visit would be complete without a shot or two of their fiery baijiu
Sleep
7 Days Hotel (No.223 Zhenwu Road). Central location, clean and nice, free luggage storage, but they don't have wifi. double room with private bathroom for ¥127. Take bus #4 from the South Bus station (Nan an).