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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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  • Archaeological Site of Jinsha

    The archaeological site of Jinsha is a major discovery in Chengdu in 2001.

  • Dujiang Weir

    The Dujiangyan Irrigation System built in 256 BC still functions today.

  • Huangcenba of Chengdu

    Huangchengba in 1911

  • Polikarpov I-16 (China Aviation Museum)

    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

  • 40th Bombardment Group Boeing B-29-5-BW Superfortress 42-6281

    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

  • PLA Troops entered to Chengdu

    People's Liberation Army troops entered Chengdu on 27 December 1949

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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)

  • 在成都遥望雪山 西岭雪山主峰大雪塘 Chengdu skyline with a view of Da Xue Tang (Chengdu peak)

    Xiling Snow Mountain

  • Jingli

    Jinli historical district of Chengdu

  • 成都平安桥主教座堂

    Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu

  • Sichuan opera Chengdu

    Sichuan Opera

  • Teehaus chengdu

    Teahouse in Chengdu

  • 麻将

    Mahjong

  • Chengdu pandas eating

    Pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

  • Chengdu Research Base Eingang

    Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

  • 成都武侯祠 红墙竹影

    Wuhou Shrine

  • 2014 Jinsha Gold Mask a

    Jinsha gold mask

  • 太阳神鸟金箔片, 2017-09-17

    The Golden Sun Bird

  • 青铜纵目面具B

    Sanxingdui bronze head

  • Chengdu monastery

    Wenshu Monastery

  • Eight Trigram Pavilion - Qingyang Gong - Chengdu, China - DSC04017

    Qingyang Taoist Temple

  • Starbucks at the Kuanzhai Alleys

    Starbucks at the Kuanzhai Alleys

  • Chengdu Jinli-Straße bei Nacht 1

    Jinli Street at night

  • Jinli Street

    Jinli Street

  • 黄龙溪3

    Huanglongxi Historic Town

  • 孙中山铜像 Dr. Sun Yat-sen statue

    Dr. Sun Yat-sen Square at Chunxi Road

  • Chengdu 1989 CIA

    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.

  • The entrance of Chunxi street Chengdu

    Chunxi Road

  • Taikoo Li and IFS at the city centre

    Taikoo Li and IFS at the city centre

  • Outside of CTU Terminal 2

    Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

  • 成都天府国际机场 Chengdu Tianfu International Airport 1

    Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

  • Chengdu Metro Network en

    Chengdu Metro Network

  • Chengdu Metro Botanical Garden Station

    Botanical Garden Station

  • Chengdu Bus Rapid Transit

    Chengdu BRT

  • North gate of SCU

    Sichuan University

  • Bell Tower of SWUFE 01

    Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

  • 成都凤凰山体育公园专业足球场 Chengdu Fenghuangshan Sports Park-football stadium

    Chengdu Fenghuangshan Sports Park professional football stadium

  • 成都东安湖体育公园主体育场 Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park Stadium

    Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park Stadium

  • Hongzhaobi

    Hongzhaobi, South Renmin Road, Chengdu

  • South Renmin Road

    South Renmin Road, Chengdu

  • Hongxing Road

    IFS, Hongxing Road, Chengdu

  • Waldorf Astoria in Chengdu

    Hotel Waldorf Astoria in Chengdu

  • S. Renmin Road

    Nijia Qiao, South Renmin Road, Chengdu

  • Jiuyanqiao

    Jin River, Shangri-la Hotel Chengdu

  • Jinjiang District

    City Centre of Jinjiang District

  • Daci Temple Taikoo Li

    Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li, Chengdu

  • Sino-Ocean Taikoo-Li

    Sino-Ocean Taikoo-Li, Chengdu

  • Tianfu Financial Center

    Financial City, Chengdu

  • Yanlord Landmark, Chengdu

    Yanlord Landmark, Hongzhaobi Crossroads, Chengdu

  • Anshun Bridge and Jinjiang River

    Anshun Bridge and Jinjiang River

  • Daci Temple Taikoo Li, Chengdu

    Daci Temple Taikoo Li

  • Chengdu Global Center1

    Chengdu Global Center

  • Arabica at Kuanzhai Alleys

    Arabica at Kuanzhai Alleys

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