a variant transliteration of the Chinese name of Yichang
Yichang in British English
(ˈjiːˈtʃæŋ), Ichang or I-ch'ang
noun
a port in S central China, in Hubei province on the Yangtze River 1600 km (1000 miles) from the East China Sea: the Three Gorges dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, is nearby. Pop: 724 000 (2005 est)