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The Yangtze River endows Yichang with both its history and future. The city serves as
the gateway to the upper river. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period (722-481BC), the city was controlled by the
Chu State, which recognised the strategic advantages of the site. In 1877, the city became
a British treaty port. Trade developed rapidly. These days, dams are the future, with the Gezhou Dam close by and the
controversial Three Gorges Dam under
construction 40 kilometres upstream. |
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