Where is the license plate number Yi C from?

[OWalter]

There is no license plate number with the prefix Yi C, but there is Ji C, which belongs to Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province. The license plate codes for various regions in Hebei Province are as follows: Ji A represents Shijiazhuang, Ji B represents Tangshan, Ji C represents Qinhuangdao, Ji D represents Handan, Ji E represents Xingtai, Ji F represents Baoding, Ji G represents Zhangjiakou, Ji H represents Chengde, Ji J represents Cangzhou, Ji R represents Langfang, and Ji T represents Hengshui. The Chinese character at the beginning of the license plate number indicates the province, and the following letter represents different cities. The license plate number is the identification plate for vehicles, and its significance to a car is like an ID number to a person. The currently used 92-style motor vehicle license plate consists of a Chinese character and an English letter representing the issuing authority, followed by a five-digit number.

[DeJune]

I'm the type who enjoys delving into the little details of cars. When I saw someone asking about the origin of the license plate '翼C', my first thought was that it was probably a handwriting error. From my usual research on license plate systems, I know that standard Chinese license plates don't have '翼' as a prefix—it should be '冀C', representing Zhangjiakou City in Hebei Province. The initial Chinese character on a license plate is the abbreviation of the province, for example, '冀' stands for Hebei, and the second letter indicates the city—'冀A' is Shijiazhuang, '冀C' is Zhangjiakou. This knowledge is not only interesting but also enhances observation skills while driving. For instance, spotting '粤B' on the road immediately tells you it's a car from Shenzhen, adding fun to the drive. Memorizing these can help you quickly understand the origin of out-of-town vehicles, reducing communication misunderstandings. Accumulating such details makes driving life much easier.