Sichuan Travel Guide
Sichuan(abbrev: Chuan or Shu): it is in southwest China ranking the fifth largest province in the nation. The entire province has a 1,075 kilometers’ length from west to east and a 921 kilometers’ width from north to south, which embraces an area of 484,100 square kilometers. Geographically, the province is part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west and basin in the east. The Yangtze River runs through the basin and thus is upstream to the areas of eastern China. It is bordered by Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Chongqing municipality and the Tibet Autonomous Region. With an approximate population of 87million, the land is mainly occupied by the Han majority, the Yi minority, the Tibetan minority, the Hui Minority and the Qiang minority.
Sichuan has the civilization over 4500 years. Chengdu, Zigong, Leshan, Yibin, Luzhou, Langzhong and Dujiangyan are the national historic culture cities with 40 national cultural relic preservations and 24 provincial historical and cultural cities (towns). From the ancient times hydraulic engineering, the common residence at old towns to the celebrity former dwelling, from the Daoism and the Buddhism temples, the rock carvings and murals to the modern art museums, from the prehistoric ruins to the modern constructions, has everything expected to find.
Literally called “The Land of Abundance”, Sichuan is China's leading agricultural producer like rice, wheat, sugarcane and many more. The western plateau and the mountainous regions are the important pastoral areas and forest regions, which is rich in bamboo, white wax, traditional Chinese medicine fritillaries, and elk fragrance and so on. On the other hand, the most industrialized province of southwestern China, it is a center for coal mining, petroleum refining, and chemical production: Panzhihua Iron and Steel Mill, Zigong Salt Chemical Industry, Neijiang Sugar Refinery, Yibin and Luzhou Brewery and so forth.
Explore cities in Sichuan
- Chengdu - Capital city of Sichuan;
- Huanglong - Regarded as the "world wonder and fairly land on earth." Famous for its colorful lakes, snow clad mountains, valleys and virgin forest.
- Jiuzhaigou - National Geological Park, named UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992
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