Where the Jinsha and Minjiang rivers fist-bump 🤝 to birth the Yangtze, Yibin stands as China’s original river influencer. This 2,200-year-old city isn’t just where #YangtzeTrends start – it’s where ancient tea-horse traders once swapped goods like it was the Silk Road’s TikTok marketplace.
Port City Vibes Meet Mountain Views
Today, Yibin’s waterfront hums with cargo ships carrying Sichuan’s famous baijiu liquor and solar panels to Shanghai. But look up ⬆️: bamboo forests cling to misty hills where Buddhist temples peek through clouds. Pro traveler tip: The ‘First Bend of the Yangtze’ viewpoint is nature’s ultimate infinity pool.
Time-Travel Through Tea
Channel your inner Marco Polo at Yibin’s tea markets, where compressed pu’er bricks sell beside neon-lit boba shops. Night cruises 🚢 now glide past LED-lit pagodas – because even Mother Nature loves good ambiance lighting.
