With the opening of the Yichang - Wanzhou bullet train, the time from Yichang to Chongqing is shortened to only 4 hours and Yichang, as well as Chongqing officially entered into the scope of six-hour economical circle. The current traffic pattern will be broken and the bullet train will be the first choice among the long distance transport means between Yichang and Wanzhou or Wuhan and Yichang. coaches, planes and bullet trains will form a comprehensive traffic network with seamless transition, high speed and strong capability.
　　For Yichang, it not only accelerates the transformation process to hub the city, but also starts to play its role of nodding city, connecting the eastern, central and western China. The main characteristic of the opening is that the bullet train line crosses eastern, central and western China, and it plays a positive role in economic activities in the areas, forming large benefits and developing the economy and society along the train line.
　　“Taking the food industry as an example, it values the transportation of food materials, requiring not only high standard transportation condition but also short transporting time. This is the reason why some leading catering industries do not come to Yichang for development.” Said Chen Youbin, the general manager of Yichang Zhishang Limited Company and the executive chairman of Yichang and Chongqing Chambers of Commerce. With the opening of new traffic pattern, the transporting speed of the construction material or the special production (including the fresh food materials) will be significantly improved, reducing the time cost and realizing the maximization of advantages. Logistics industry will present a new developing trend as a result.
　　The relation between areas, cities, production and presumption is becoming closer and the rate of presumption and logistics has been accelerated, thus more consumption demands have emerged.
　　After the opening of G42 expressway from Shanghai to Chengdu, the distance between northeast China and western of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hefei, Nanjing and Shanghai will be shortened. It is of great significance for building ecological zone in the northeastern area of Chongqing into a special economical lobby in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Sanxia international tourism belt. Chongqing and Hubei both are traditional industrial basements, which can complement each other. After the opening, the great potential opportunities lie in the cooperation between Chongqing and Hubei. There are enormous opportunities for co-development in center and west market, the economic belt of the Yangtze River, Wuling mountainous area as well as the tourism.
　　“Chongqing is magnificent, while Yichang is beautiful, and two places can be complementary to each other.” Said Lin Haifeng, president of Yichang and Chongqing Chamber of Commerce and president of Yichang Haifeng Chain Hotel Management Co., Ltd. Yichang and Chongqing are tourism attractions, with the opening of bullet train from Yichang to Wanzhou, a new travel line will be developed among Sichuan, Hubei Province and Chongqing. The high speed passage, brought by the bullet train line, will connect Sichuan, Hubei Province and Chongqing as a whole to create new travel brands. With the emerging of the tourist industry, the high-speed rail tourism, catering, accommodation and fast moving consumer goods and other tertiary industry will embrace new opportunities for development.
　　Lin Haifeng has already started to grasp the tourism opportunity by planning to open new chain hotels with Yichang and Chongqing characteristics.
　　At present, the business men who are Chongqing natives have reached more than 80,000 in Yichang. Chongqing Chamber of Commerce has already attracted more than 230 membership enterprises from 43 districts, cities and counties in Chongqing. The business scope of membership enterprises involves construction, investment, real estate, logistics, minerals, catering, hotels etc. (Reporter: Long Yizhou; Intern: Guo Feilong)