Adaptability key to region's rapid growth

The robust growth of a host of emerging industries is transforming Sichuan into a strong and competitive provincial economy in China.

New Silk Road boosts Chengdu's opening-up

As the starting point of the South Silk Road which predates the ancient Silk Road, Chengdu used to be an important trade hub connecting China to South and Central Asia.

Province to cash in on its location

Sichuan's important position in China's national strategies along with its unique advantages gives it an advantage over other regions looking to become a core economic engine in West China.

Market potential gives expanding role

Chengdu has played a leading role in western China's new round of opening up and is becoming increasingly engaged in global industrial cooperation and exchanges.

Country's cradle links the word through trade

Although far from the political power hubs of ancient China, there is no doubt that the southwestern province of Sichuan was a cradle of Chinese civilization.

Treasure trove of archaeological wonders

Sanxingdui is the area where the province's oldest ancient cultural relics have been discovered and was pinpointed as a national-level key cultural relics area in 1988. Archaeologists discovered that the relics there could be divided into four phases. The earliest dates back to the late phase of the Neolithic Period 5,000 years ago.

Sichuan's spicy smorgasbord entrances fans from afar

Delicious food has attracted both Chinese gourmets and foreign dignitaries including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former British prime minister David Cameron

Protections enacted for ecological marvels

As an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan province has been striving to improve its ecological environment.

Province's mountains hit new heights of beauty

Different people have different ways of dealing with incessant heat, but Hao Jian, a pensioner in Chengdu, Sichuan province, takes an original approach: He lives in a farmer's home on Emei Mountain for two months each summer.

City sets conservation example for nation

Chengdu, a mega city in western China, is not just a rising star on China's economic landscape, it is also playing a leading role in the country's push to promote ecological conservation and environmental protection.

China's icon proves big draw for tourists

Foreign tourists planning their trips to Sichuan province are generally faced with a straight choice of where to go first: The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding or Wolong National Nature Reserve.

Giant Panda