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What are the names of Chengdu, Lhasa, Nanjing and Shanghai?

Another name for Chengdu: Rongcheng, Jincheng, Furong City and Jinguan City.

Chengdu is a national historical and cultural city, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, and one of the top ten ancient capitals of China. Zhou was named Chengdu because of "one city a year, two years Chengdu". Seven separatist regimes established their capitals here.

Lhasa also has a name: Sunlight City.

Lhasa is famous for its beautiful scenery, long history, unique customs and strong religious color. It has been rated as an excellent tourist city in China, a favorite tourist city for European tourists, a national civilized city and the safest city in China.

Nanjing nickname: Stone City.

Nanjing is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. It has blessed China several times in history and has a special position and value in the history of China.

Shanghai nickname: Shencheng.

In the authoritative ranking of the world urban system released by GaWC, Shanghai was rated as "the first-tier city in the world". In the 20 19 comprehensive ranking of global cities released by Kearney China in cooperation with top international scholars and think tanks, Shanghai ranks 19 in the world, and China ranks third.

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Topography of Chengdu: Chengdu is located in the western edge of Sichuan Basin, and its topography inclines from northwest to southeast. The western part belongs to the marginal area of Sichuan basin, mainly in deep mountains and hills, with an altitude of1000 ~ 3000m.

The highest point is located in the University Hall (Miaojiling) of Xiling Town, Dayi County, with an altitude of 5364 meters. The eastern part belongs to the basin-bottom plain of Sichuan Basin, which is formed by alluvial rivers such as Minjiang River and Yujiang River. It is the center of Chengdu Plain, mainly composed of plains, terraces and some low hills.

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