Sichuan Province, bordered by the Tibetan Plateau in the west and Yangtze River in the east, is in the southwest of China with the largest number of population (85 million), covering an area of 485,000 square kilometers. Its provincial Capital City is Chengdu.
A lot of celebrities have something to do with this province: a well-known ancient prime minister, Zhu Geliang spare no effort in the performance of his duty in Three-kingdom Period; Libai and Dufu, famous Chinese ancient poets at Tang Dynasty composed poems about it.
Sichuan has rich tourism resources.The number of panda in Sichuan takes a percentage of 85%, so it is also called "hometown of pandas." Pandas as tourism resources share the same fame with the Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors and Horses at Qin Dynasty.
Mt. Emei is one of the four top Buddhist mountains in China; Jiu Zhaigou Scenic Area has spectacular natural beauty; Dujiangyan Irrigation Project of China is a great contribution to China, which effectively controls flooding and provides a method of irrigation.Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world; Giant Panda Research Base is one of the most important centers in the world for protection and research of giant pandas.
The province, with 55 ethinic groups, is also the largest settlement of the Yis, the second largest settlement of Tibetans, the only settlement of the Qings. There are 18 cities mixed with minorities, 3 autonomous ethnic states, 3 autonomous ethnic counties and 92 ethnic towns.
Sichuan Opera is the famous local traditional performance home and abroad. The most typical skill is that the actors are able to change their facial appearance constantly on the stage, with the intervals of just few seconds. It is just like magic!
Sichuan cuisine, with the typical hot and spicy taste is the local flavor that anyone travels to Sichuan will remember to have a try, although the restaurants of Sichuan cuisine can be easily found in most cities of China.
Anyway, Sichuan is worthy of your visit for several times, because there are a lot of unexpected thing to explore.
