Yichuan County, Henan

Yichuan County, Henan
County
Chinese transcription(s)
Country China
Province Henan
Prefecture Luoyang
Population 757,500
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Yichuan County is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

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.

Coordinates: 34°31′40″N 112°03′25″E / 34.5278°N 112.057°E / 34.5278; 112.057

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