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
Countries
10 Dams in Sichuan That You Shouldn't Miss
May 19, 2021 Cedrick Jardin
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. Changsha Lake
2. Feishayan Spillway
3. Ertanshui Hydroelectric Station
4. Mazitan Reservoir
Baima Town, Anju District, Suining 629006 China
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5. Dashennanhai Reservoir
Near the No.318 National Highway, Peng 'an County 637896 China +86 817 336 2898
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6. Mingxing Reservoir
Dashu Town, Da County 635014 China
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7. Dazhong Dam
Within Da County, Da County 635000 China +86 818 213 0027
8. Gaojingguuan Hydrological Station
Yungai Village, Jinhua Town, Mianzhu 618200 China
9. Jiguang Reservoir
Jiguang Town, Zhongjiang County 618104 China
10. Qijiayan Reservoir
Donghe Village, Jingyang District, Deyang 618018 China
TAGS
Dams
Bodies of Water
Nature & Parks
Changsha Lake
Ancient Ruins
Sights & Landmarks
Feishayan Spillway
Architectural Buildings
Ertanshui Hydroelectric Station
Mazitan Reservoir
Dashennanhai Reservoir
Mingxing Reservoir
Dazhong Dam
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Gaojingguuan Hydrological Station
Jiguang Reservoir
Qijiayan Reservoir
