Sichuan
GeographySichuan locate at China southwest,upstream of Yangtse river.The entire province area is 485,000 square kilometers, the west is plateau,and mountainous region, the elevation many above 4000 meters;The east is Basin, Hills, the elevation many between 1000~3000 meters. The entire province may Divided into three parts including Sichuan basin, Sichuan Northwest plateau and Southwest Mountain.
The climate is temperate and moist, the annual mean temperature 14β-19β, the annual mean precipitation 900-1200 millimeters, the whole year sunshine hours approximately are 1000 hour - 1600 hour.
Chengdu, located at Sichuan middle, is the mid-west area important key city. Southwest science and technology center, business center, financial center and transportation communications center. Has the honor to won“the country garden city” , “China best tourist city”, “the national forest city” title; And been voted by Chinese version magazine of "Fortune" as “Best Business City in China”. in 2004 was elected by "CCTV" as “top ten most dynamic cities”, the economic output placed in the western 12 provincial capital city first.
Sichuan is China's western provinces economically strongest province. In 2010, Sichuan's GDP reached 1.68986 trillion yuan, GDP and local revenue ranking eighth in the country, the western ranking 1. The total economic volume accounted for 21.5% of the western region, plays a decisive role in the west.
Industry
Sichuan has relatively complete industrial system includes iron and steel, coal, electronics, chemicals, electricity, machinery, building materials, paper, food, wine and other departments. In 2009 Sichuan industrial output value reached 618.3 billion yuan.
Agricultural
The Sichuan agriculture is known for the careful and intensive cultivation tradition.Sichuan has formed summer crops, autumn crops, late autumn crops one year three season cropping system. In 2007 crops sown area 146,510,000 Chinese acres, grain crops 102,156,000 Chinese acres, industrial crop 20,225,000 Chinese acres, other crops 24,129,000 Chinese acres. In the grain crops the paddy rice, the wheat, the corn, the sweet potato status is prominent, the industrial crop has the fuel oils, the vegetables, the fruit, the tea, raw material for medicine, the flowers, the silkworm raising, the cotton, the sugar cane, the tobacco leaf, the flax and so on, Rich in resources and have the great variety.
Tourism
Sichuan has rich tourism resources, beautiful natural scenery, long history and unique ethnic customs, tourism resources quantity and quality are among the best in the country, is a famous tourist resources in the province.
The province has five world heritage, including: natural heritage (Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong, Sichuan panda habitat), heritage of both natural and cultural(Mount Emei - Leshan Giant Buddha), cultural heritage (Qingcheng Mountain - Dujiangyan). Was included in "Man and Biosphere Reserve Network" Nature has four (Jiuzhaigou, Wolong, Huanglong, Daocheng Aden). With state-level key scenic spots 14, ranking first in the country. Sichuan complex geological structure, geological landscape is rich in geological relics have been found are more than 220, there are two Xingwen and Zigong Geopark and world-class 12 national geological parks, the number of highest in the country. The province has seven state-level historical and cultural city, have 128 national key cultural relics protection units, 337 provincial-level key cultural relics protection units.
Highway
Chengdu as the center of the province's roads, main roads and feeder highway in radially distributed,and supplemented by east and west lines are intertwined. The main highways are: Sichuan-Tibet Highway, Sichuan-Qinghai Highway, Sichuan-Gansu Highway, Sichuan-Shanxi Highway, Sichuan-Chongqing highway, and the Sichuan-Yunnan Highway.
Railway
The railroad is the aorta which inside and outside the Sichuan communication province transports. At present, the Sichuan railroad has formed the railway network,including the Bao-Cheng Railway,5 main railways, 8 feeder railways and 4 local railway composes.
Aviation
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has become one of China's four major airports, central and western regions of China's busiest commercial hub airports, southwest China's air passenger and cargo hub and an important distribution center. Currently many planes of 16 airlines in more than 140 routes fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to the other domestic and numerous foreign cities.
In 2007, display area over ten thousand square meters exhibitions have 15."Eighth Western China International Fair" exhibition area of 90,000 square meters, more than 40,000 customers participate in the fair, on-site trade deal and signed trade contracts amount 11,130,000,000 Yuan. "Tenth International Auto Show in Chengdu," the exhibition area of ??80,000 square meters, the number of visitors 312,500 people. The first "International Agriculture Fair in Chengdu, China" exhibition area of ??23,000 square meters, 485 exhibiting domestic and oversea companies, the number of visitors 233,000 people.
Sichuan has a strong comprehensive strength and high technology research and development level of science and technology, professional support, research and development of a complete system, a number of high-tech in the country has a strong advantage. Has built a number of national, provincial and ministerial key laboratories and national, provincial high-tech industrial development zones.
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