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Chengdu
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province and an important industrial, commercial and financial city in Southwest China. Chengdu is located in one of the country’s richest agricultural plains, and it has an area of 12,300 square km. By rail, Chengdu is 2,048 km from Beijing and slightly over 2 hours by air. It can also be reached by a less than 20-hours train ride about 250 km of tunnels. Chengdu has direct domestic and international fights from elsewhere in China and some countries. the population of Chengdu is about 10 million. they are dividing among eight districts, four outlying cities and eight counties. About 3.5 million people reside in the city center.
During the past 2,300 years, Chengdu never changed its location despite many upheavals and this city’s name “Chengdu”. It has always remained the capital of Sichuan. Fortunately the Dujiangyan Irrigation system brings the vast Chengdu Plain under irrigation and has protected it against droughts and floods for over 2,300 years. Because of this Chengdu Plain has turned into the land of abundance with a mild climate and fertile soil.
For now even have a great modern change in Chengdu, there are still many miles of bustling backstreets to explore. Strike off on a walk away from the Beijing-style boulevards; free markets, flea markets, pedlar markets, commercial districts, underground shopping malls – you’ll stumble over more of them with each twist and turn of the back alleys. Add to this the in door food markets, the countless tiny restaurants specializing in Sichuan snacks, the old man walking their song birds of buddle over a game of go, and you’re looking at one of China’s most intriguing city.
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