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Which province is Chengdu located in?

Chengdu is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province. It is the capital, vice provincial city and mega city of Sichuan Province.

Chengdu is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province. , is the capital of Sichuan Province, a sub-provincial city and a megacity.

It is the core city of the two city economic circle in Chengdu Chongqing region, an important central city in Western China approved by the State Council, an important national high-tech industrial base, a business logistics center and a comprehensive transportation hub.

It is the core city of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, an important central city in western China approved by the State Council, and an important national high-tech industrial base, trade logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub. .

Origin of the name

The origin of "Chengdu", according to the records of "Taiping Huanyu Ji", is borrowed from the historical process of the establishment of the capital in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Ju, the city was established in two years, and Chengdu was named the capital of Shu in three years. The pronunciation of the word Chengdu in Shu dialect is the capital of Shu. Chengdu means the end of the Shu Kingdom, or the final city.

Shu Han, Cheng Han, Qian Shu, Hou Shu and other regimes successively established their capitals here; it has always been the seat of state and county in each dynasty; the Han Dynasty was one of the five largest cities in the country; the Tang Dynasty was one of the most developed industrial and commercial cities in China. First, it is known in history as "Yang Yi Yi Yi Er"; the Northern Song Dynasty was the second largest city outside Bianjing and invented the world's first paper currency Jiaozi. Home to Dujiangyan, Wuhou Temple, Du Fu Thatched Cottage and other places of interest, it is the best tourist city in China.