Yichuan County, Henan
| Yichuan County, Henan | |
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| County | |
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| 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
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