Chengdu

Chengdu, China is a beautiful city located in the Sichuan Plain. The city is endowed with beautiful scenery, rivers and channels. The city is famous as the hometown of China's rare animal, the giant panda.

Chengdu, China is also well known for its historical and cultural city and plains where it is located is known as the ‘Land of Abundance.’ The city is also famous for being a Chinese historical and cultural city, gifted with unique natural conditions and beautiful environment. The city enjoys a pleasant climate, with lovely lush mountains surrounding the city.

It is an ancient city, which is peaceful and prosperous. Though an ancient cultural city, Chengdu is adopting modern ways of life. The city, in the past few years has seen remarkable changes.  Today, it has become the center of Sichuan Province's politics, economy and culture along with many pillar industries such as electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, and foodstuff. It is Southwest China's important product and material distributing center and hub of communications and telecommunications.

Chengdu is a historical city that features various historical places of tourist interest such as the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu, Wuhou Memorial Temple and Wenshu Monastery.

Chengdu, China also abounds in natural beauty. The city is a natural habitat of giant pandas, with the Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center as the world's only giant panda breeding and research base. The city’s popular scenic spots and historical sites are Marquis Wu Shrine, Thatched Cottage Du Fu, and Dujiangyan Irrigation System.

During a tour of the Chengdu city China, tourists should sample the famous Sichuan cuisine. Enjoying the food as well as the culture, shopping and having tea at a teahouse all make the trip a wonderful experience.