Chengdu - Chengdu

Chengdu (成都; Chéngdū) is a city belonging to the province of Sichuan in the southwest of the China.

To know

Chengdu is famous for being the homeland of the Pandas. In fact, in the city there is a center managed by the WWF for the conservation and reproduction of these endangered animals. http://www.panda.org.cn/english/

Background

More than four thousand years ago, the prehistoric Bronze Age culture of Jinsha (金沙; Jīnshā) took hold in this region. The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is called Tianfu zi guo (天府之国; Tiānfŭ zhī guó), which means the "paradise zone".

How to orient yourself

How to get

How to get around

What see

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

How to have fun

Where to eat

Where stay

Safety

How to keep in touch

Around

Itineraries

• In the footsteps of Marco Polo

Other projects

• Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Chengdu
• Commons contains images or other files on Chengdu

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