Capital of Sichuan Province

      In Southwest China lies the vast expanse of the Chengdu Plain. The plain boasts a pleasant weather, beautiful natural scenery and flowers in four seasons. More than 2,500 years ago, a king of the ancient Shu Kingdom established his capital in the centre of the plain and named the capital Chengdu from "one year for gathering, two years for county, and three years for capital". Since 310 BC, Chengdu has been the political, economic and cultural centre of the Sichuan Basin. It also gained the fame of "the Five Metropolis'' and was equally famous with Yangzhou in the history. Famous ancient politician Zhu ge Liang highly praised Chengdu as "the Land of Abundance'' and great poet of Tang Dynasty Li Bai also eulogized this "beautiful landscape."

History - the capital and the significant center of politics, commerce and culture of the Sichuan

      Chengdu is a fascinating city which located in the south-west of China and been praised and reputed as "Heavenly State" because of its beautiful scenery, serene atmosphere, fertile land, affluent life, as well as the food and culture.
      The history of Chengdu can be traced back 2,400 years ago when the first emperor built his capital here and named the city. Through thousands of years, its original name has been kept and its position as the capital and as the significant center of politics, commerce and culture of the Sichuan area has remained unchanged. 
      Since the Han (206B.C.-220) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties when its handicraft industry flourished, Chengdu has been famous for its brocades and embroideries. Shu embroideries still are held in a high reputation for their bright colors and delicate designs, ranking among the four main embroideries in China. Chengdu was the place where the bronze culture, an indispensable part of ancient Chinese culture, the originated place where the Southern Silk Road started, and the place where the earliest paper currency was first printed. 
      "Do you know pandas?" Yes, everybody know them, a kind of precious wild animals and they live in Chengdu area for the weather there is very good for their habitation.
"Do you know the food named hot-pot?" Yes. If you want to enjoy chinese foods, then come to Chengdu.
      Nowadays, Chengdu is as the center of science and technology, finance and commerce, and also the hub of traffic and communications in south-west China. Deep in the west and rich in agricultural products, life has long been quite easy in Chengdu area, so local people enjoy the most leisurely way of life in this country. Coming here, you can easily find crowds of local people sipping and chatting in numberless teahouses in every corner of the city.

Economy - Rapid Development of an Important Industrial City

      Chengdu is an important industrial base in Southwest China. We have established an integrated industrial system, consisting of 38 major industries and 184 industrial sectors. Electronic information, biological pharmaceuticals, machinery (including automobile) industry and food-processing industry (including tobacco - processing) are our pillar industries. In 2004, the industrial value-add of Chengdu amounted to RMB 79 billion (US$9.7 billion), accounting for about 36% of its GDP and 40% of that of the province.
      The Boing nose, Coaster bus, excavator made by Chengdu Engineering Machinery Manufactory, feedstuff made by Hope Group, IC card telephones, software developed by Top Group, Xinxuekang made by Diao Group, Quanxing liquor and Pride cigarette enjoy high prestige in China. Some large enterprises are taking shape. They include the Chengdu Iron and Steel Co. Ltd of the Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group Co., the Chengdu Automobile Co. of China First Automobile Works and Chengdu Tobacco Factory.

Culture - Beautiful Hakka culture

      The Hakkas are a branch of the Han Chinese. Coming from North and Central China, the Hakka people first moved to South China's Guangdong Province and East China's Fujian Province to escape severe persecution in their original areas. The name Hakka means "guests." Today, Hakka communities are scattered all over Southeast Asia.
      In the early years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Hakkas began moving to Sichuan from the provinces of Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. More than 2 million descendants of the Hakkas now live in Sichuan. Sichuan became one of the five biggest provinces for the Hakka people to live in Luodai town is the biggest habitat of Hakkas in Sichuan. It is located 10 kilometers north of Longquan town. It is against San Esan mountain, the middle part of Longquan mountain range. It was set up in the period of Three Kingdoms. It was said that the town was named Luodai (literally meaning that a jade belt drops) because Emperor Liu Chan of Shu Kingdom dropped his jade belt in an octagonal well. It is crowned as the first Hakka town in western China because 91% of the population here are Hakka people.