Chengdu, also known as Rongcheng and Jincheng, is the capital of Sichuan Province, a sub-provincial city, a mega-city, and the core city of Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle, an important central city in western China approved by the State Council, an omportant national high-tech industrial base, a commercial logistics center and an integrated transportation hub.
Dujiangyan, located in Guankou Town, Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, is a large-scale water conservancy project built in ancient China and used up to now. It is known as “the originator of world water conservancy culture” and a famous tourist attraction in China. It is the oldest and only surviving grand water conservancy project on the world, which is characterized by water diversion without dam, and is also a world cultural heritage.
DuFu Caotang is the former residence of Tang Dynasty poet DuFu in Chengdu, located in Chengdu city. DuFu, a poet, moved to Chengdu in 759 and spent three years and nine months writing more than 240 poems here. There are more than 30,000 historical materials and more than 2,000 cultural relics in the Caotang Museum, which are precious materials for studying DuFu, the poet saint. DuFu Caotang is moe of the first national key cultural relics protection units.
Chengdu research base of giant panda is one of the main research bases for the ex-situ conservation of endangered wild animals such as giant pandas by the Chinese government, and is a national AAAA-level tuorist attraction. It is a well-known research institution for the protection of rare and endangered wild animals such as giant pandas, which integrates research and breeding of giant pandas, protection education, education and tourism, and panda culture construction.
Xiling snow-capped mountain is located in Dayi County, Chengdu, with a total area of 375 square kilometers. It is a world natural heritage, agiant panda habitat, an AAAA-level tourist scenic spot and a national key scenic spot. There are snow-capped mountains in the scenic area all year round, with Miaojiling, the main peak, at an altitude of 5353 meters, which is the first peak in Chengdu.
