About Chengdu

　　Located in southwest China, Chengdu is the regional capital of Sichuan province. The city covers an aread of 12.39 square kilometers.

　　The average cultivation index of the city has reached 38.2 percent. Chengdu enjoys favorable agricultural conditions, and it has long been known as the "Storehouse of Heaven." It is an important production base of commercial vegetable oil, vegetables, fruits and Chinese medical herbs.

　　Chengdu has a typical sub-tropical humid climate, with an annual temperature of around 17.5° Celsius. The annual rainfall of the city is 1,1246mm, with annual sunshine of 1,042-1,412 hours. There are several climatic zones in Chengdu, namely, warm temperate zone, temperate zone, frigid-temperate zone, sub-frigid zone and frigid zone, making the city favorable for agricultural production and tourism development.

　　Chengdu has 12 rivers, such as the Ming River and the Tuo River, together with numerous tributaries. Apart from the reputed Dujiangyan Irrigation System, reservoirs, pools and weirs crisscross in the city, with an effective irrigating area of 366,000 hectares. It is roughly estimated that there are 11 classes, 200 families, 764 genera and 3,000 kinds of animals and plants, in which 2,682 are main plants and 237 main animals. Precious plants include the gingko tree, dove tree, michelia wilsonii and henryi; national protected endangered animals include the panda, red panda, golden monkey and gnu. There are more than 860 Chinese medical herbs, of which hemlock parsley, curcumae, Fructus Mume and Rhizoma Coptidis are renowned worldwide.

　　Chengdu is rich in mineral resources, including iron, titanium, vanadium, copper, lead, zincum, aluminum, gold, silver, strontium and REE. There are more than 60 non-ferrous metals, including glaucocerinite, picrolite, gypsum, calcite, limestone, marble, shale, gravel, coal and natural gas.

　　Today's Chengdu has inherited the legacies passed down from the past, while at the same time it is absorbing and creating modern culture, with the most advanced media transmitting means and colorful cultural life. The number of computers sold and publication of books and newspapers of Chengdu has for a long time ranked ahead of the country's big cities. Romantic Western bars and traditional tea houses welcome numerous visitors; both Hollywood films and traditional Chinese story telling performance win audiences, and Coca cola and jasmine tea are embraced by consumers.