Life in Chengdu

Dujiangyan

In China, Chengdu is always praised as the Tian Fu Zhi Guo, which means 'Nature's Storehouse'. Over 2,200 years ago, the city was threatened by the frequent floods caused by flooding of the Minjiang River (a tributary of the Yangtze River ). Li Bing, a local official of Sichuan Province at that time, together with his son, decided to construct an irrigation system on the Minjiang River to prevent flooding. After a lengthy study and a lot of hard work by the local people, the great Dujiangyan Irrigation Project was completed. Since then, the Chengdu Plain has been free of flooding and the people have been living peacefully and affluently. Now, the project is honored…more

Emei Mountain

Mt. Emei Mountain, seven kilometers southwest of Emei Mountain City, 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, is like a huge green screen standing in the southwest of the Chengdu Plain. The mountain stretches more than 200 kilometers from south to north. Its main peak, Wanfo Top, is 3,099 meters above sea level. Its charming scenery has won it the name of "Mt. Emei Mountain, the Greatest Beauty under Heaven."

The name "Emei Mountain" Emei Mountain literally means "Delicate Eyebrow Mountain" - it derives its name from two peaks which face each other and look like the delicate eyebrows of a Chinese classic beauty. What to enjoy here Mt. Emei Mountain is well-known for its…more

Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou, reputed as a "fairyland", is situated in the central south part of the Jiuzhaigou county of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China, being a tributary of the Baishuihe River on the Jialingjiang River of the Changjiang water system. It is so named because the scenic area consists of nine Tibetan villages , namely, the Heye Village, the Shuzheng Village and the Zezhawa Village. With an elevation of 2000-3100m above sea level, the scenic area enjoys pleasant climate and beautiful colours all the year round, being one of the world's famous scenic areas with the best tourist environment.

The Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area was listed into the world Nature Heritage…more

Broad and Narrow Alley

Being in the list of Chengdu Historical and Cultural Protection Project, Broad and Narrow Alley is composed of broad alley, narrow alley and across alleys, among which, there are a lot of traditional courtyards, or Siheyuan.

Some very old alleys in Chengdu are where some important people had lived. After its reconstruction, the Broad and Narrow Alley has been reopened to pubic and is now, one of the hottest tourist destination in Chengdu. A bit about its history According to documents, Officers lived in those broad alleys, while the Eight Flag members lived in a narrow alley that was parallel to the broad one. The courtyards among the alleys were developed…more

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base was established in 1987, is located in northern suburb of Chengdu axes Hill, 10 km away from the urban area, there is a wide road connected with the city panda, giant panda has become the launch rare and endangered wild animals such as ex situ conservation One of the main base.

Base in order to establish the initial rescue of six from the wild giant panda based, has succeeded in captive giant panda population to about 70. Valuable information on giant panda museum, exhibits rich, is to recognize giant panda, an excellent return to nature places. In addition to giant pandas, red pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks and…more