Yichang
 
The construction of the Gezhouba(Gezhou Dam) changed this sleepy first-century town into a thriving metropolis. Situated at the Xiling Gorge and closest major city to the new Three Gorges Dam, it is the economic and cultural center of the western Hubei Province . In addition to the soaring locks of the Dam, the Three Travellers Cave , just six miles northwest of the city, is awe-inspiring. Here, both Tang-dynasty and Song-dynasty poets inscribed poems on the cave's walls, and visiting literati throughout the ages have offered their own contributions.