What is your impression of Chengdu?

As an answer to this topic, I quote an article from the People’s Daily Overseas Edition in July:

The Minjiang River, located in the northwest of Chengdu, is fertile and rolling forward. More than 2,000 years ago, Li Bing and his son built the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project here, introducing the abundant Minjiang River water into the Chengdu Plain. From then on, the Chengdu Plain bid farewell to the prehistoric times. "Floods and droughts follow people, but they don't know about famine." It has benefited the people for thousands of years, and has gained the reputation of "the land of abundance". To this day, the name "Tianfu" is still an important city symbol in Chengdu.

Culture is the unique imprint of a city, and it is also the root and soul of a city. The Chengdu Plain is known as the "Land of Abundance" and is an important birthplace of ancient Shu civilization.

The Tianfu culture of "innovation and creation, elegance and fashion, optimism and tolerance, and friendliness and public welfare" has profound and broad cultural roots. The cultural vitality of reforming the old and making new things nourishes the rich Chengdu Plain and slowly infiltrates Chengdu's urban texture.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the world's first banknote "Jiaozi" was born in Chengdu, a city where industry and commerce was prosperous. In 1980, the stock "Shudu Building" was also born here, which is in the same line as "Jiaozi" and continues the currency awareness and financial genes of Tianfu culture.

Current things are always closely related to history, and culture is even more so. In the long history of Chengdu, we can always see the initial spark and growth of Tianfu culture.

Chengdu is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China and one of the top ten ancient capitals that has remained unchanged for more than 2,300 years. The city's location has not changed, its name has not changed, and its center has not moved. The city's historical context is relatively independent and has its own system. . It is in this environment that Tianfu culture continues to thrive, be passed down from generation to generation, and continues to this day.

Chengdu has a long history. It is not only the center of the origin and development of ancient civilization in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but also one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. According to archaeological discoveries, the settlement center of ancient Shu ancestors represented by the Baodun site appeared in the Chengdu Plain 4,500 years ago. More than 2,400 years ago, the ninth emperor of the ancient Shu Kingdom "moved to Chengdu" and named it "Chengdu" because "it takes one year to form a gathering, two years to form a city, and three years to form a city, and three years to form a city", which has been used to this day. In 311 BC, Zhang Ruo, governor of Shu County, built Dacheng and Shaocheng, which became a landmark event in the construction of the city. Gao Pian, the governor of Xichuan in the Tang Dynasty, expanded Chengdu and established the urban pattern of "surrounded by two rivers".

For more than 2000 years, Chengdu has been the center of southwest China. The Qin, Han, Jin and Sui Dynasties unified the world because of the victory of Shu. King Jian of the former Shu and Meng Zhixiang of the later Shu established their capitals here. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Chengdu was one of the "Five Capitals", a famous commercial city in the country and an important port on the "Silk Road". Since the Han and Tang dynasties, traditional handicraft industries such as silk, Shu brocade, Shu embroidery, linen, lacquerware, bamboo ware, Sichuan wine, and Sichuan tea have been thriving. The imperial court of the Han Dynasty set up Jin officials in Chengdu to manage the brocade industry. Therefore, Chengdu is also known as "Jinchuan City" and "Jin Guancheng". city". Meng Chang, the Lord of Later Shu, ordered hibiscus to be planted everywhere, hence the city was nicknamed "Hibiscus City" and "Rongcheng".

The wisdom of our ancestors and historical traditions have created a solid foundation for Tianfu culture. The Tianfu culture with profound connotations also feeds back this land.

Innovation and creation are endogenous driving forces

Dasi Temple is a place full of historical imagination in the center of Chengdu. Located next to it, Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li combines this historical imagination with modern business. The famous historical building "Xinlu" here has been converted into a boutique store - retaining the antique Western Sichuan architectural style, with blue brick and green tile pitched roofs, coupled with clear and simple glass curtain walls, black lacquer grilles and oval furniture displays, traditional Collision with modernity, becoming the finishing touch of the commercial district.

The innovative inheritance of traditional cultural heritage is a vivid aspect of Chengdu’s innovation and creation. This innovation factor has been engraved in the genes of Chengdu people since ancient times and has become an endogenous driving force for the development of Tianfu culture, bringing a steady stream of power to the sustainable development of the city.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless innovative and great initiatives in Chengdu’s history, including the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, Wenweng’s schooling, Huayang National Chronicles, engraving and printing, etc. Although it is located in the Sichuan Basin, Chengdu has not been closed since ancient times. From the "listing of five capitals" in the Han Dynasty to the "promoting one and benefiting two" in the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu's industry and commerce have always been very prosperous, and it is not a farming civilization that relies solely on land. Although Li Bai wrote a poem that "the road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to reach the blue sky", the Shu people have never stuck to the basin. As early as the ancient Shu era, the Longshu Golden Bull Road was excavated; by the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Shu Plank Road reached its peak stage, " In a country with four fortresses, everything is accessible.” Break through the shackles of the basin and establish a transportation system extending in all directions. The spirit of daring to be the first and daring to innovate has long been internalized in the bones of Chengdu people.

There are many innovative cultural forms, such as innovation in the inheritance of traditional culture, strengthening ancient Shu cultural sites, industrial civilization sites, historical and cultural blocks, celebrity hometowns, ancient towns, ancient villages, ancient buildings and other natural The protection and utilization of heritage and intangible cultural heritage, the inheritance of Chengdu’s stories and folk customs, accurate implementation of foreign cultural exchange activities and city image promotion, high-level construction of urban cultural landmarks such as Tianfu Center, and continuous success of the China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, Chengdu Cultural activities such as Creative Design Week will create an "Intangible Cultural Heritage City", "Music City", "Design City" and "Convention and Exhibition City" to highlight the contemporary style of Tianfu culture.

Elegant and fashionable cultural temperament

"Walking with me on the streets of Chengdu, don't stop until all the lights go out?" "Chengdu" by Zhao Lei It became popular and sang out many people's imagination and yearning for Chengdu. In Chengdu, the rich cultural life includes not only folk songs and folk music symphonies, but also creative designs and poetry. Chengdu's culture is elegant and unique because of its prosperity, leisure and leisure, and it leads fashion because of its enlightenment and progress.

There are ancient Chinese poetry recitation concerts, poetic symphony performances, and Jidi Maga’s personal poetry recitation? This is the first Chengdu International Poetry and Music Season event, with a total of 300 people. A feast of music and poetry was staged here, performing an imaginative "Music and Poetry Map of Chengdu". This year, the Chengdu International Poetry and Music Festival will continue to be held. Nowadays, various music industry resources are gathering in Chengdu. Chengdu has begun to build world-class urban concert halls, music workshops, music parks, etc., and will launch the Chengdu International Music Industry Expo.

At Chengdu Creative Design Week, 650 creative design companies from home and abroad brought more than 20,000 "imaginative" exhibits in aerospace, tourism, e-sports and other fields to open the eyes of the audience. : A Lenovo ThinkPad X1 laptop that can freely add functions according to user needs, a multi-function Delta 3D printer that integrates potential functions such as 3D printing, scanning and laser engraving? Currently, the "Golden Panda Cultural and Creative Design" established by Chengdu Creative Design Week Award" has become an influential emerging award in the domestic design industry. Chengdu is becoming an important cultural and creative center city in the country.

At the 6th China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, you can see artists from Uganda display Ugandan bark paintings. The exquisite production attracted a large number of spectators. The Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival is the first national-level international cultural festival with the purpose of promoting the protection of intangible cultural heritage. It is the only international cultural event in China that UNESCO continues to participate in hosting. So far, more than 100 countries and Regional participation.

Chengdu, which has a large number of intangible cultural heritage projects, has implemented multiple intangible cultural heritage protection measures, with special emphasis on the protection of inheritors. On the basis of carrying out a series of activities of "Imagine Chengdu, Experience Intangible Cultural Heritage" and bringing intangible cultural heritage into scenic spots, communities, campuses and villages, Chengdu focuses on cultivating followers, appreciators and potential practitioners of intangible cultural heritage, and carries out intangible cultural heritage promotion. Vocational education works to improve the business skills of intangible cultural heritage staff and enhance the cultural accomplishment and aesthetic innovation consciousness of the inheritors.

“Elegance and fashion” is the precious cultural temperament exuded by Chengdu. From the grandeur of Han Fu to the grace and beauty of Huajian's poems, the richness and elegance of Western Shu paintings, and the speculative transcendence of Shu studies, they all reflect the charm of Chengdu's regional culture.

An optimistic and inclusive cultural attitude

“Optimistic and inclusive” is Chengdu’s upward and optimistic, open and inclusive cultural attitude. Chengdu culture contains optimism and tolerance for nature, society and even life. This is a cultural attitude that leads to love from self-confidence, from love to perseverance, from perseverance to openness, and from openness to acceptance. The people of Chengdu are optimistic and tolerant. They have gone through many large-scale migrations, integrated cultures from all over the world, and become a family of their own. The city's name and location have remained unchanged, and it has continued to prosper for thousands of years. It is a miracle in the history of world urban development.

"Anyi" and "Bashi" are two commonly used words in Sichuan dialect, which mean comfortable and good. They are also the impression that many outsiders have on Chengdu. The inner meaning is actually the peaceful mentality, optimistic character, calm attitude and perseverance of Chengdu people. It is this character that creates Chengdu’s unique urban charm and character: it has the fast pace of a modern city and the slow life of a leisure city; it has the elegance and calmness of traditional culture and the avant-garde fashion of modern civilization; He has the gene of advocating innovation, but also has an inclusive attitude; he has both intelligence and diligence, and the virtue of friendliness and mutual help.

Cultural Temperature of Friendly Public Welfare

On the banks of Huanhua Creek outside the west gate of Chengdu, there are streams surrounded by tranquil ponds. In the winter of the second year of Qianyuan of the Tang Dynasty (759), the poet Du Fu and his family trekked here from Qinzhou (now Tianshui, Gansu) via the Shu Road to avoid the "Anshi Rebellion". In the spring of the following year, Du Fu began to build the thatched cottage. From 759 to 763, Du Fu's family lived here for 3 years and 9 months.

During his stay in Chengdu, the first poem Du Fu wrote was "Chengdu Mansion": "The mulberry sun shines on my clothes in the shade. I travel through different mountains and rivers, and suddenly I am on the other side of the sky. But there is something new. The people have yet to see their hometown. ?" Qi Hehui, an expert on Du Fu's poems, said that the people of Chengdu in Du Fu's works are "new people", and the word "new" contains freshness, novelty and new hope. It can be imagined that when Du Fu arrived in Chengdu, although it was the cold winter, he was still infected by the new atmosphere of Chengdu people. He loved the hospitable people and the kind and pleasant customs here.

Throughout the ages, Chengdu people have a reputation for being kind-hearted, mild-tempered, enthusiastic, and charitable. "Friendly and public welfare" is the cultural temperature of Chengdu that is friendly, kind and beneficial to the world. Today, the cultural warmth of Chengdu remains everlasting and never diminishes. This is the humanistic foundation for Chengdu to go global and face the future.

Thank you for the invitation. As the provincial capital of the Land of Abundance, Chengdu is a leading economic city in the western region in terms of economy, culture, entertainment and other aspects.

Overview

Chengdu is located in the west of the Sichuan Basin and in the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain. It has flat terrain, a network of rivers, rich products, and developed agriculture. It has been known as the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. Chengdu has jurisdiction over 11 municipal districts, 4 counties, and 5 county-level cities. As of the end of 2015, Chengdu had a total area of ??14,605 ??square kilometers, a built-up area of ??1,006.7 square kilometers, a permanent population of 15.728 million, an urban population of 6.4 million, and an urbanization rate of 70.3%. It is the only megacity in the western region.

Economy

In 2016, the city achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 1.217023 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7% over the same period in 2015. Among them, the primary, secondary and tertiary industries achieved added value of 37.32 billion yuan, 472.35 billion yuan and 570.45 billion yuan respectively in 2015, an increase of 3.9%, 7.2% and 9.0% respectively over the same period last year. The three industrial structures are 3.5:43.7:52.8. Calculated based on the permanent population, Chengdu’s per capita GDP in 2014 was 70,019 yuan, an increase of 8.0%. The proportional relationship between primary, secondary and tertiary industries is 3.7:45.3:51.0.

Education

As of the end of 2014, there were 56 colleges and universities in Chengdu with 71,606 faculty members, including 47,463 full-time teachers; . Among the higher education institutions in Chengdu, there are 5 ministry-affiliated universities (Sichuan University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Southwest Jiaotong University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Southwest University for Nationalities) and 51 local universities (including 15 affiliated to the Provincial Department of Education and 11 affiliated to other departments). There are 4 municipal institutions and 21 private colleges and universities). Ordinary colleges and universities in Chengdu cover an area of ??51.7582 million square meters and have fixed assets of 53.830 billion yuan.

Climate

The extreme minimum temperature in Chengdu is -5.9°C. It occurs in most districts, cities and counties in December, and in a few cases in January. Chengdu belongs to the mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. The most common wind direction in Chengdu all year round is calm wind; the second most common wind direction is northerly wind in June, July and August, and north-northeast wind in the remaining months.