Chengdu (also called The Hibiscus City), is the fourth largest city in the People's Republic of China. It is the capital of Sichuan province and is on top of the Chengdu Plain. The city is home to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The city has a famous food culture, so much so that UNESCO awarded the city as a City of Gastronomy. Chengdu is known for hot pot and teahouses and for adding chili peppers in much of their food.
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The archaeological site of Jinsha is a major discovery in Chengdu in 2001.
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The Dujiangyan Irrigation System built in 256 BC still functions today.
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An all-airwar was fought over Chengdu between the Chinese Air Force and the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy air forces; an I-16 fighter shown here at the Datangshan Aviation Museum
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40th Bombardment Group Boeing B-29-5-BW Superfortress 42-6281 "20th Century Unlimited" at Hsinching Airfield (A-1), China, advanced China Base of the 40th Bomb Group after completion of a raid on Anshan, Manchuria. Mission No. 4, 29 July 1944
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Map including Chengdu (labeled as CH'ENG-TU (walled) 成都) (AMS, 1958)
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Map including Chengdu (labeled as CH'ENG-TU)
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Jinli historical district of Chengdu
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu
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Pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
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Starbucks at the Kuanzhai Alleys
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Huanglongxi Historic Town
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Map of Chengdu showing infrastructures and land use, made by the CIA in 1989. Note that city mostly ends at what is today's second ring road.
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Taikoo Li and IFS at the city centre
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Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
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Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
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Chengdu Fenghuangshan Sports Park professional football stadium
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Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park Stadium
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Hongzhaobi, South Renmin Road, Chengdu
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South Renmin Road, Chengdu
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IFS, Hongxing Road, Chengdu
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Hotel Waldorf Astoria in Chengdu
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Nijia Qiao, South Renmin Road, Chengdu
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Jin River, Shangri-la Hotel Chengdu
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City Centre of Jinjiang District
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Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li, Chengdu
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Sino-Ocean Taikoo-Li, Chengdu
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Yanlord Landmark, Hongzhaobi Crossroads, Chengdu
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Anshun Bridge and Jinjiang River
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Arabica at Kuanzhai Alleys