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Chengdu
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| Chengdu
Municipality |
Located
in the center of the Chengdu Plain, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan
Province. For nearly 2500 years, it has been the economic and cultural
center of the province. Long noted for its brocade industry, Chengdu
was named Jincheng or the Brocade City in the Eastern Han Dynasty
(25 - 220 A.D.). When the people of the Brocade City discovered that
the brocade became brighter and fresher after they washed it in the
local river, they named it the Jinjiang or the Brocade River.
Known as a land flowing with milk and honey since ancient times, Chengdu
is abundant in natural resources, talented people and places of historical
interest and scenic beauty. They include Wuhou Memorial Temple, Thatched
Cottage of Du Fu, Qingyang Palace (a Taoist temple), Wangjiang (River
View) Tower, Tomb of Wang Jian, Wenshu Compound, Baoguang Temple,
Daci Temple and Zhaojue Temple. From here it is convenient grand Dujiangyan
irrigation works in Dujiangyan City. |
| Yibin |
| Located
in southern Sichuan at the confluence of the Jinsha and Minjiang Rivers,
Yibin in ancient times was a state established by an ethnic minority
in the southwest. The name Yibin first became known during the Northern
Song Dynasty (960 - 1127), and for centuries the town has served as
a prefecture seat. Among is places of historical interest are Cuiping
Hill, Liubei Pool, Jiuzhou Pagoda, a group of Han tombs, the Huatai
Monastery of the Tang Dynasty, stone carvings at Dafotuo, and the
Memorial Hall of Zhao Yiman. |
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