Yichun, Jiangxi

Yichun
宜春市
Ichun
Torch at Yichun railway station in October 2019
Torch at Yichun railway station in October 2019
Location of Yichun City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Yichun City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Yichun municipal government): 27°48′58″N 114°25′01″E / 27.816°N 114.417°E / 27.816; 114.417
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Municipal seatYuanzhou District
Government
 • MayorJiang Bin
Area
 • Total18,637.67 km2 (7,196.04 sq mi)
 • Land18,669 km2 (7,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,419,575
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 162.1 billion
US$ 26.0 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 29,459
US$ 4,730
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0795
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-09
Licence plate prefixes赣C
Administrative division code360900
Websitewww.yichun.gov.cn

Yichun (Chinese: 宜春; pinyin: Yíchūn; Wade–Giles: I2-ch'un1; postal: Ichun) is a mountainous prefecture-level city in the western/northwestern Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is located in the northwest of the province along a river surrounded by mountains. Yichun literally means "pleasant spring". Yichun has a profound Buddhist culture. "Can Lin Qing Gui"[citation needed], the monastic rules for Buddhists at the Buddhist temple[which?], originated from Yichun. Yichun is also the birthplace of a number of literary figures, such as Tao Yuanming and Deng Gu, both of whom are famous poets in China history.

  1. ^ 江西省统计局、国家统计局江西调查总队 (August 2016). 《江西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7809-4. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-05.