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Chengdu Travel Guide
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Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province and home to the giant pandas. The city was depicted in a poem as "Chengdu’s landscape, as if endowed by the Ninth Heaven, played a part in the creations of many a master artist." Southeast of the Sichuan basin, Chengdu enjoys temperate climate and plentiful harvests. The city occupies an area of 12,389 square kilometers. There are over 3 million inhabitants in the city proper, and over 10 million in greater Chengdu.
Chengdu has a history of more than 2,000 years. In contrast to other Chinese urban centers, and despite raging redevelopment, Chengdu has managed to preserve its old world charm. Chengdu was already the political, economic, and cultural center of western Sichuan by 400 B.C. During the Five Dynasties Period (907-960), Meng Chang, a ruler of later Shu, had numerous hibiscus trees planted on the city wall, so the city eventually became known as the City of Hibiscus.
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Chengdu Quick Facts
- Chinese Name: 成都
- Chinese Pinyin: cheng du
- Location: Southwest of China
- Latitude: 30°39' N
- Longitude : 104° 05' E
- Elevation: 284M (142.7 FT)
- Area Code: 028
- Population:1041million
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
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