Sichuan

Chengdu (Sichuan dialect international phonetic alphabet: /tsʰən˨˩tu˧sɿ˨˩˧/), also known as "Rongcheng", "Jinguancheng", "Jincheng", abbreviated as "Rong" and "Jin", is located in the central part of Sichuan Province, China, in the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain in the west of the Sichuan Basin. It is the capital of Sichuan Province, a sub-provincial city, and a national central city. It is the logistics, trade, finance, science and technology, culture, education center and transportation and communication hub in western China. It is also the location of the Joint Operations Command of the Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China [5] and a national pilot zone for coordinated urban and rural comprehensive supporting reforms. [6] The total permanent population of Chengdu is 21.403 million (2023 data) [7], and the Municipal People's Government is located at No. 2 Jinyue West Road, High-tech Zone. Chengdu is one of the cities in China that was developed earlier and has continued to prosper for a long time. According to the excavation records of the Jinsha Ruins, the history of Chengdu can be traced back to 3,200 years ago. [8] Chengdu was once the capital of nine regimes: Ancient Shu, Chengjia, Shu Han, Cheng Han, Qiao Shu, Former Shu, Later Shu, Li Shu, and Daxi. It is rich in the culture of the Three Kingdoms. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Chengdu has been famous for its prosperous agriculture, handicrafts and culture. It has been an important city in the political, economic, cultural and military center of southwest China. In the Han Dynasty, Chengdu was listed as one of the five major metropolises along with Luoyang. In the Tang Dynasty, commerce flourished and it was as famous as Yangzhou, known as "Yangzhou One and Yizhou Two" [9][10]. Chengdu has many famous places of interest such as Dujiangyan, Wuhou Temple, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, and Jinsha Ruins. It is one of the first national historical and cultural cities and one of the ten ancient capitals [11]. In 2007, it was named "China's Best Tourist City" by the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China and the World Tourism Organization. [12][a] In 2009, the World Center for Excellent Tourism Destination Cities awarded Chengdu the title of "World Excellent Tourism Destination City". Chengdu is the first city in Asia to receive this honor. [13] In 2010, UNESCO approved Chengdu to join the UNESCO Global Creative Cities Network and awarded Chengdu the title of "Food Capital", making it the first "Food Capital" in Asia. [14] In 2021, the total GDP ranked second among the provincial capital cities in China, second only to Guangzhou, reaching 1,991.698 billion yuan. [15] According to the global city ranking analysis released by GaWC, Chengdu has been promoted to the "Beta+" echelon of global cities. [16] After the 2021 Summer World University Games [17] was held in Chengdu, the 2025 World Games will also be held in Chengdu.

Jiuzhaigou County (Tibetan: གཟི་རྩ་སྡེ་དགུ་རྫོང་།, Willy transliteration: gzi-rtsa sde-dgu rdzong[2], Tibetan pinyin: Sirza Degu Zong) is a county under the jurisdiction of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the northeast of Aba, bordering Gansu Province. The county government is located in Nanping Town, and the county seat is about 1,400 meters above sea level. Jiuzhaigou County was originally named Nanping County. It was established in 1953 from the former Songpan County. Because of the famous World Heritage Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area in the territory, it was renamed Jiuzhaigou County on June 19, 1998.

Leshan City (Sichuan dialect pinyin: No2san1; local pronunciation: [nʊʔ3sã55]), formerly known as Jiazhou and Jiading, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, located in the south-central part of Sichuan Province. The city borders Zigong City and Yibin City to the east, Liangshan Prefecture to the south, Ya'an City to the west, and Meishan City to the north. It is located in the southwest of the Sichuan Basin, with the Chengdu Plain in the north, the hilly area of ​​central Sichuan in the east, and the Xiaoliangshan Mountains in the southwest. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. The Minjiang River runs from north to south, merges with the Dadu River and the Qingyi River in the urban area, and then flows out of the city to the southeast. The total area of ​​the city is 12,720 square kilometers, with a population of 3.2605 million. The Municipal People's Government is located in the Shizhong District. Leshan is a national historical and cultural city and an excellent tourist city in China. The famous Leshan Giant Buddha is located on the south side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Minjiang River. Mount Emei, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, is located in the northwest of the city.