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
Top 9 Cultural Events in Sichuan, China
May 19, 2021 Tonie Szymanski
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. Sanxingdui Festival Ceremony
2. Huanglong River Fire Dragon Festival
Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Shuangliu County China
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
3. Jiuzhaigou Waterfall Festival
Jiuzhaigou Natural Reserve, Zhangzha Town China
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
4. Jinsha Sun Festival
Jinsha Site Museum,No.2 Jinsha Yizhi Road, Chengdu China
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
5. Shisheng Culture Festival
Dufu Cottage, No.37 Qinghua Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu China
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
6. Wuhou Memorial Temple Fair
No.231 Wuhou Temple Street, Chengdu China
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
7. Chengdu Qingbaijiang Cherry Blossom Festival
Fenghuang Lake Park, Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu China
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
8. Panda Light Show
Qicai Tianye, Sansheng Town, Jinjiang District, Chengdu China http://www.mafengwo.cn/travel-news/210934.html
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4.0 based on 3 reviews
9. Zigong Light Show
Caideng Park, No.6 Gongyuan Road, Ziliujing District, Zigong China
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33%
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
