朱镕基总理2001年7月在宜昌视察时多次强调:宜昌一定会成为世界级城市。这是对宜昌城市发展的全新战略定位。宜昌要成为世界级城市,必须具有世界级的文化魅力。深入发掘宜昌三峡文化内涵,努力弘扬三峡文化精神,是培育世界级城市文化魅力的基础性前提,也是摆在当前的首要任务,宜昌是长江三峡工程 In his inspection of Yichang in July 2001, Premier Zhu Rongji repeatedly stressed: Yichang will surely become a world-class city. This is a new strategic positioning of Yichang’s urban development. Yichang to become a world-class city, must have a world-class cultural charm. Further exploration of the cultural connotation of the Three Gorges in Yichang and efforts to promote the cultural spirit of the Three Gorges are the basic prerequisites for fostering a world-class city’s cultural charm. Yichang is also the prime task of the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project