Chengdu is the political, economical and cultural center of Sichuan province, there are a great deal of humanistic sights and the natural sceneries also take a unique style. Over 1000 years ago in the Tang Dynasty, the rhesis “Standing before the window, the west mountain is covered by deep snow exist over thousands of years, a sudden cold is felt; In front of the door, boats that have traveled for tens of thousands of miles throughout East Wu are parking” was written by poet.

    “Land of Abundance” – Chengdu, the biggest Campagna in the Southwest of China, holds 6 urban areas, 4 suburb areas, 6 countries, add up to 12.6 thousand square kilometers, with a population of 10 million.

      As one of the famous city of historical culture in China, Chengdu in possession of abundant tourist resources. More than 1500 years ago, the poet Zuo Si of the Jin Dynasty once praised it with “spectacular and beautiful”. Not only the “Poet God” Li Bai but also the “Sage in Poetry” Du Fu had profoundly eulogized this city which takes its own graceful bearing. Indeed, Chengdu is a city of peaceful and prosperous with deep cultural deposition and beautiful natural environment.

      Varied folk festivals held every year in Chengdu,such as the Flower Festival,the Lantern Festival,the Folk Song Competition and the Dragon-boat Festival,can be traced back to nearly 1000 years ago.They are part of the traditional culture of folk arts in Chengdu which, while keeping the original styles and forms,are often presented with some new ideas.

      Sichuan Opera,highly-reputed in the whole country for its strong local characteristics,absorbs the essence from other operas to enrich and improve itself all the time.Some of its tricks like “Bianlian”(changing facial masks)and”Penhuo”(spitting fire)can be rated as unique skills and evoke much admiration from the audience.

      Sichuan food is widely enjoyed throughout China.As the popular Chinese saying goes,”the best food is found in Sichuan’.Being one of the four major Chinese cuisines and with over 3000 varieties and hundreds of representative dishes,it is recognized as something special for its delicate ways of cooking.Chengdu snacks are well-known for their low price,excellent apprearance and taste,and exquisite shape.Chengdu hotpot is delicious ,spicy and refreshing.It can be eaten while boiling,tasting entirely unique.

      Chengdu is a famous scenic region for tourists in Southwest China,characterized by the all-sea-son scenery and the ancient culture of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdom Period at the end of the Han Dynasty.

      Chengdu is the birthplace of the tea culture and a major tea base of China with largest number of tea houses in the world.

Wangjianglou

    Located in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province, and covered with luxuriant forest and bamboo grooves along the bank of Jinjiang River outside the city’s eastern gate, Wangjianglou Park encompasses an area of 120,000 square meters. Inside the Park, the paths are hedged in by lush bamboos, while the river shore is lined with willows and fenced off by stone rails. The pavilions and halls mirrored in the gleaming river water set each other off. It’s a historic site in memory of Xuetao, a female poet of the Tang Dynasty as well as a famous scenic spot.

    Most exquisite and magnificent among its architectures is Chongli Tower. The Tower constructed in the 15th year of Emperor Guanxu’ Reign in the Qing Dynasty, has four storeys with a total height of over 30 meters. It is exquisite and beautiful with a square upturned eave on the two lower storeys and an octagonal eave on the upper two storeys, vermilion columns, glazed tiles and gilt cupola. It stands by the side of Jinjiang River, hence the name of the Tower Overlooking the River. Yinshilou (Poem-chanting Tower) built after the tower of Xuetao’s lifetime, with spacious rooms on all sides, is silhouetted against the river-side dense bamboo grooves and willows. The group of memorial buildings exquisitely laid out, such as Wuyunxiang Hall, Quanxiang chamber, Pipa pavilion, house a large amount of steles, paintings, calligraphy, inscribed couplets and poems.

Wenshu Monastery

     Located in Chengdu city of Sichuan Province, the Wenshu (Manjusri) Monastery was built in the Southern Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. Its main buildings include the Hall of Lokapala, the Hall of Three Bodhisattvas, Daxiongbaodian (Precious Hall of Sakyamuni), Shuofatang (The Buddhist Lecture Hall), and the Scriptures Hall. There are in the Monastery over 400 statues of stone, iron, bronze, painted-clay as well as wood, in various size and shape. Among them, 19 bronze statues were cast in the Qing Dynasty, and 10 iron statues in the Song Dynasty. The skull of Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty still kept in the Monastery is most precious.

    There are numerous Buddhist cultural relics and arts in the Scriptures Hall. They comprise white-jade statue of Buddha from Myanmar, incantations on pattra-leaf in Sanskrit language from India, Japanese gold-plated scripture cylinder of the Tang Dynasty, embroidered picture of Songwen, the Diamond Sutra, calligraphies of the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, paintings of Biyan, and Zhuchan, as well as works of famous calligraphers and painters like Heshaoji, Zhengbanqiao and Zhangdaqian in addition to Nanzang scriptures of Ming Dynasty, Zhuangzang scriptures of the Qing Dynasty, and Dade scriptures of Japan. These masterworks of art of both ancient and contemporary China, serve as a testimony to her friendly exchanges with the world.

    The newly built Peace Pagoda of A Thousand Buddhas has 11 stories with a height of 22 meters, and decorated with a small yellow bell hung on each of the six upturned corner eaves of every story. Blown by the wind, the bells give out melodious sounds. It is the tallest iron pagoda casted in China.

The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu

     The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu,situated on the bank of the Huanhan River in the suburbs of Chengdu,is the former residence of Du Fu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty(618-907AD),during his stay in Chengdu.It is enjoying State protection.Du Fu left behind 1400 poems to the later generations,the poems have exerted a far-reaching influence to the development of the Chinese culture.Du Fu himself is praised as the sage of poetry”by later generations.
      Today,the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu keeps different editions of the poems written by Du Fu,his poems published in different languages,his calligraphy works and more than 3000 other relevant materials and more than 2000 cultural relics.The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu not only provides the precious materials for studying Du Fu and his poems but also is a holy place for vistors from home and abroad to pay reverence to Du Fu.