Yichuan County, Henan

Yichuan County (Chinese: 伊川县; pinyin: Yīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Yichuan County

伊川县

Ichwan
County
Yichuan in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Population
757,500
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yichuan is known as the "City of Wine". Chinese rice wine is claimed to have been invented here by Dukang during the reign of Shaokang of the Xia. Dukang wine is now exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and more than 45 other countries.


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