National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Province | Sichuan |
| Location | Sichuan |
| Latitude, longitude | 30.7, 104.1 Google Maps |
| Nearby sites | Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Mount Emei and the Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Siguniang and the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, Dazu Rock Carvings |
| Nearby cities | Chongqing, Guiyang |
| Themes | Big City, Temple, Taoism, Culture, City |
About
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, is a historic city of over 4,000 years on the Chengdu plain, the “land of abundance”. In the Han it was the seat of the officials who managed the Shu brocade trade, hence the name “Brocade City”; because Meng Chang, last ruler of the Later Shu, planted hibiscus along the walls, it is also the “Hibiscus City”, Rong for short.
City sights
Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage
Wuhou Shrine
Wangjiang Tower: on the Jin River in the south-east of the city, national protected site, former home of the Tang poetess Xue Tao
Qingyang Palace: famous Taoist temple
Suburban sights
Dujiangyan
Mount Qingcheng
Jinsha site: a Shang–Zhou site of over 5 km² at Jinsha village in the western suburbs, national protected site
Liu family manor, Dayi: five mansions and the ancestral home built by the landlord Liu Wencai and his brothers; national protected site, AAAA scenic area
Tombs of the Shu princes of the Ming: Shiling, Longquanyi District
Baoguang Temple, Xindu
Further afield
Sanxingdui
Festivals
Dujiangyan water-release festival
Specialities
Sichuan opera
Shu embroidery
Shu brocade weaving
Chengdu lacquerware