『Sichuan Province』

ChengDu

Chengdu, also known as Rongcheng or Jicheng, is the capital city of Sichuan province. Among its famed historical and cultural city’s historical sites are the temple of marquis wu, dedicated to Zhuge-liang, prime minister of Shu in ThreeKkingdom period (220 –265ad): Thatched cottage, where the celebrated Tang poet, Du Fu, lived during his stay in Chengdu: famous buddhist sanctuaries, such as Baoguang, Zhaojue, Manjusri, and Daci temples: Qingyanggong, the best preserved memorial temple for Lao zi, father of Taoism: tomb of Wang Jian: and Wangjiang tower. the giant panda breeding center of chengdu is a must for panda-loving visitors. Chengdu’s restaurants serving Sichuan cuisine and refreshments, and teahouses hold forth the fascination of local mores. Sichuan brocade, embroidery and lacquerware are famous souvenirs. With its trademark grimacing skills and uncanny sense of humor, Sichuan opera is a major branch of the Chinese theatre.

Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage

Located on the side of the flower-washing brook in the western suburbs of Chengdu, it is the former residence of the celebrated Tang dynasty poet, du fu. Du Fu (712 –770), born in Gongyi city, Henan province, fled to Chengdu where he built a humble cottage and stayed for about four years. During these years, he composed more than 240 poems reflecting upon the misery of people, including one of his masterpieces, “the song of autumn winds destroying my cottage”. In this poem, he expresses his anxiety for the plight of other poverty-stricken scholars and the desire for shelter for all the poor. Most of the present buildings were constructed in the Qing dynasty. 

Giant Panda

Giant panda is an endangered species whose childlike charms have captivated so many people. Nicknamed as “ living fossil” and “national treasure”, it is the mascot of the world wildlife foundation. sichuan is a natural habitat of the giant panda, and among 1,000 living giant pandas in the world now, 85 percent of them are found in sichuan, which is the site of two of china’s 18 giant panda nature reserves. a giant panda breeding and research center is on northeast chengdu, and the world wildlife foundation has its giant panda research center founded in wolong giant panda reserve, 136 km from chengdu.

Mount Emei And The Giant LeShan Buddha

Mount emei locates in emeishan city of sichuan province (the city's name came from mount emei). there are many kinds of geologic physiognomy, plants and animals. mount emei is the "nature geological museum", "the nature arboretum" and "the kingdom of animals". Hundreds of nature scenic and many temples are dispersed over the mount. More than 5,000 kinds of plants and more than 2,300 kinds of animals are existed up to now. the living fossil of wood plant-davidia involucrata and cyathea spinulosa, a rare plant on the verge of distinction, are under grade-a protection. the existing temples include baoguosi monastery, wanniansi monastery, fuhusi monastery, xianfengsi monastery, qianfo monastery, the elephant-washing pool and huazang (avatamsaka) monastery on the golden sumit, etc.Leshan giant buddha sits on the eastern bank of the minjiang river and on the western slope of lingyun hill. with the height of 70.7 meters, it is one of the largest stone sculptures of buddha in the world. the construction of the statue began in 713, during the first year of the emperor xuanzong’s reign in the tang dynasty (618 –907), and completed in the 19th year of emperor dezong(803), a total of 90 years. taking the shape of a maitreya, the gigantic stone sculpture faces mount emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. in 1996, it was put on the list of world heritage of the unesco.

JiuZhaiGou Scenic Area

Situated more than 400 km south of Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou (gully of nine villages) is a gully in naboubg county in ngawa Tibetan autonomous prefecture, which derived its name from the 9 Tibetan villages in the gully. Its 80-km-long ravine covers an area of 60,000 hectares and is strewn with lakes, waterfalls, snowy mountains and forests teeming with such precious animals as giant and lesser pandas and golden-haired monkeys. For its fairyland and dreamlike fascinations it is a unesco world natural heritage site and part of the un’ man and biosphere program.

HuangLong Scenic Area

Huanglong is in Songpan county of the Tibean and Qiang nationalities autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, adjacent to Jiuzhaigou. The scenic area consists of two parts: Huanglong and mouni gully. The area possesses various huge and picturesque landscapes, such as the magnificent mountains, precipitous valleys, splendid grassland scenery, vast sea of forest, plenty of lakes, rich animal and plant resources, and unique folk customs, and all these marvelous scenes are unique and quite spectaculars. in 1992, the huanglong scenic area became one of world natural heritage sites of the unesco.

Bamboo Sea

The bamboo sea sprawls on the border of changning and Jiang an counties in Yibin in the south of Sichuan. It is the only major scenic area in the county proclaimed by the state council stressed on bamboo scenery. 28 peaks scatter over the 120-square-kilometer area. the entire area is, as its name suggests, a vast stretch of bamboo groves. There are above 30 kinds of bamboos, such as nan bamboo, flower bamboo, cotton bamboo, xiang fei bamboo and so on. With fresh air, boundless bamboo forest, flying waterfalls and dotted with some historical and cultural sites, such as heavenly emperor temple, arhat cave, heaven palace and so on, the bamboo sea is an ideal bio-tourist destination.