1、LadiesandGentlemen:onbehalfofourtravelagency,iwouldliketoextendawelcometoyou.wishyouhaveapleasantstayinchengdu.Thereisasayingthat”onceyoucometochengdu,youdonotwanttoleave”whichrevealthecharmingofthiscity.Thesplendidchengducityisrenownedforitsfertilelandandagriculturalwealth.itisthecapitalofSichuanpr
2、ovinceandthecenterofitseconomyculture,politicsandinformation.withmanyimages,chengduisacolorfulandcharmingcity.cityofbrocade,cityofleisureandEdenoftheeastareseveralofitswidelyspreadnames.accordingtohistoricalrecords”chengduwasbuiltintoacitywithoneyear'seffort.andthen,itbecamethecapitalthenextyear
3、.”inchinese,chengduliterallymeans”thebecomingcapital”.Thetotalareaofchengduisabout12600squarekilometers,andthecityproperoccupiesanareaof87squarekilometers.accordingtotherecentpopulationcensus,chengdu&sentirepopulationwascloseto11000million,ofwhich1/6liveintheurbanareaLyingintheeasternpartofchengdupl
4、ain,chengduisstrategicallysituatedinwesternpartoftheSichuanprovincebythemingjiangRiver.itextendsabout166kilometersfromeasttowestabout192kilometersfromnorthtosouth.chengduenjoysagenerallysubtropicalandmonsoonclimate.Therefore,warmandmoistweatherdominatemostdaysofayear.Thefourseasonsareclearlydemarcat
5、ed,Theaverageannualtemperatureisaround16&c,whiletherainfallisabout997.6millionmeters.Topographicallyspeaking,chengduishighonthereliefmapinthenorthwestbutlowinthesoutheast.Thehighestelevationis5364metersandthelowest387meters.Theaverageelevationofthecityis500meters.36.4percentofthelandareaofchengduiso
6、ccupiedbyplainswhile63percentishillylandsandmountions.Forthepurposeofadministration,chengduisdividedinto7urbandistricts,and12suburbancounties.Themunicipalpeople&scongressasthelegislativebodywhichenactsallthelocallawsandsupervisestheirexecutionisthesupremeorganthroughwhichthecitizensexercisetheirpowe
7、r.Themunicipalgovernmentofchengduistheexecutivebodyofthehighestorganofadministration.Thecityfloweristhehibiscusandtheginkgotreeisthecitytree.chengduishonoredasacityoflights,aseaofflowers,andahomeofdelicacies.indowntownarea,longandwideavenuesaredottedwithgreentrees,andprettyflowersareflankedbyhigh-bu
8、ilding.chengduisabeautifulcityfullofvigorandvitality.Besidesdrinkingteainthelocalteahouse,andtastinglocalsnacksinsomespecialrestaurants,onecaneithertastethetypicalSichuancuisinelocalwineandfindoutsomelocalspecialproductslikeshuembroidery,bamboo-wovenporcelainwareandlacquerware,youwouldbepleasedtoimm
9、erseintothelocalchengdupeople&sslowpaceoflive.Theexcavatedremainsfromyangzimountprovedthattherewerehumanbeingsinhabitedinchengduasearlyasthelaterstoneagearound4000-5000yearsBc,inthenewsstoneage,peoplebegantoliveinamuchlagerscalearea.TheirfootprintscanbefoundinchengduincludingXinjin,chongzhouandmanyo
10、thercounties.around400yearsBc,thekingofthekaimingdynastymoveditscapitaltochengdu.Sincethen,chengduhasbeenthecapitalofSichuanareaformorethan2000years.whatismore,chengduasanameforthiscityhasneverbeenchanged.in316BcLiBingbuiltthedujiangyanirrigationsystem.BythemidoftheeasternHandynasty,Thefirstpublicsc
11、hoolinchinawasestablishedbywenweng,amagistratetotheShuprefecture.chengduhasbeenacitythatmanyrebelsfightingforduringthewartime.about7separatedsovereignswereestablishedwhenthecentralgovernmentwastooweaktocontrolthisencircledmountainousarea.in24ad,chengjiastatewasestablishedinchengdubugongsunshu.in221a
12、d,theshuhankingdomwasbuiltbyliubei.in907ad,mangjianestablishedtheformershustateinchengdu.in934ad,mengzhixiangestablishedthelatershustateinchengdu.in994adlishunestablishedthedashunstateinchengdu.in1644ad,zhangxianzhonghadthedaxipeasantsovereigntyestablishedinchengdu.asweknown,thatchengduhasbeenthefor
13、malnameforthiscitysinceitsborn,therearealsomanygivennicknames,whichtellsusthehistoryofchengducityinaspecialway.ThefirstcityinchengdubuiltinQindynastywasnicknamedas”thetortoisecity”,forpeoplefollowedabigtortoisecrawlingtobuildthewall.inthewesternHandynasty,withboomingeconomy,chengduwasahighlyfamedfor
14、brocade.Thesilkandbrocadewassoldfortheoverseas.So,itwascalled”thecityofbrocade”.asmengchang,thekingoftheshustate,orderedthatthehibiscusplantedalongthecitywall,whichmadethefortykilometersofthewallasbeautifulasbrocade,chengduwasknownas”thecityofhibiscus.”nowadays,chengduasametropolitaninthewesternregi
15、onisfamousforitsboomingeconomy.infact,itsglorycouldbetracedbacklongago.asearlyaswesternhandynasty,chengduwiththepopulationof350000waslistedasoneofthemostflourishingcitiestogetherwithluoyanglinzihandanyuan.itwasintangdynastythatyanghzouwasthemostprosperouscitywhilechengduwasinthesecondplace.atthattim
16、e,thelongfamedbrocadeinchengduwasboomingwiththedevelopedeconomytogetherwithpaper,silk,porcelainandthelacquerwareproduction.in1023adinthesongdynasty,aspecialadministrationwassetinchengdutoregulatejiaozitheearliestcurrencyissuedinchina.whenmarcopolo,anitalianbusinessman,arrivedinchengduinyuandynasty,hewasdeeplyimpressedbytheprosperityandrichness,whichhadbeendescribedvividlyinhisbook,