City: Sichuan
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese: 四川省 (Sìchuān Shěng)
• Abbreviation: SC / 川 or 蜀 (pinyin: Chuān or Shǔ
Sichuanese: Cuan or Su)
• Sichuanese: Sicuan Sen
Named for: Short for 川峡四路 chuānxiá sìlù
literally "The Four Circuits
of the Rivers and Gorges",
referring to the four circuits during the Song dynasty
Capital
(and largest city): Chengdu
Divisions: 21 prefectures, 181 counties, 5011 townships
Government• Secretary: Peng Qinghua
• Governor: Yin Li
Area• Total: 485,000 km (187,000 sq mi)
Area rank: 5th
Population (2013)• Total: 81,100,000
• Rank: 4th
• Density: 170/km (430/sq mi)
• Density rank: 22nd
Demographics• Ethnic composition: Han - 95%
Yi - 2.6%
Tibetan - 1.5%
Qiang - 0.4%
• Languages and dialects: Southwestern Mandarin (Sichuanese Mandarin), Khams Tibetan, Hakka
ISO 3166 code: CN-51
Vehicle registration: 川A-Z
GDP (2016): CNY 3.27 trillion
USD 492.01 billion (9th)
• per capita: CNY 39,835
USD 5,999 (25th)
HDI (2016): 0.780 (high) (23rd)
Website: www.sichuan.gov.cn
Top Things to do in Sichuan
Top Hotels in Sichuan
- 1. InterContinental Century City Hotel Chengdu
- 2. Holiday Inn Chengdu Century City-WestTower, an IHG hotel
- 3. Shangri-La Chengdu
- 4. InterContinental Heilong Lake, an IHG Hotel
- 5. Fairmont Chengdu
- 6. Holiday Inn Chengdu Century City-EastTower, an IHG hotel
- 7. JinJiang Hotel
- 8. Holiday Inn Chengdu Xindu, an IHG hotel
- 9. InterContinental Chengdu Global Center
- 10. Crowne Plaza Chengdu West, an IHG Hotel
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10 Ancient Ruins in Sichuan That You Shouldn't Miss
May 19, 2021 Enedina Augsburger
Sichuan, formerly romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan, is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south. Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu. The population of Sichuan stands at 81 million.
Restaurants in Sichuan
1. Daya Gallery
2. Dege Parkhang Sutra-Printing House
No.17 Wenhua Street Gengqing Town, Dege County 627250 China +86 836 822 2096 [email protected] http://www.degeparkhang.org/index-cn.htm
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3. Bailu Monastery
4. Danba Ancient Tower
5. Deyang Confucian Temple
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6. Chonggu Temple
7. Anyue Stone Carvings
8. Fushun West Lake
9. Foye Cavern
10. Guangde Mountain
TAGS
Ancient Ruins
Art Museums
Museums
Sights & Landmarks
Daya Gallery
Architectural Buildings
Sacred & Religious Sites
Dege Parkhang Sutra-Printing House
Bailu Monastery
Historic Sites
Danba Ancient Tower
Deyang Confucian Temple
Chonggu Temple
Monuments & Statues
Anyue Stone Carvings
Bodies of Water
Nature & Parks
Fushun West Lake
Caverns & Caves
