Introduction 1
Municipal Emblem市徽 5
Municipal Flower市花 6
Municipal Tree市树 7
FACTS ABOUT THE DISTRICT 9
Business Card of Chengdu城市名片 12
Panda大熊猫 12
The Sun God's Bird太阳神鸟 13
Geography地理 14
Climate气候 14
Ecological Environment-生态环境 15
History历史 15
Origin of“Chengdu”成都名字的由来 17
Origin of“The Land of Abundance”“天府之国”的由来 17
Chengdu-the Ancient Capital of Seven Dynasties七朝古都 18
Why Chengdu Was Called the City of Brocade为啥叫“锦城” 21
Why Chengdu Was Called City of Hibiscus为啥叫“芙蓉城” 21
The Lesser City of Chengdu成都少城 22
Railway Defending Movement保路运动 23
Anti-Fascist War反法西斯斗争 24
Liberation of Chengdu成都解放 24
Fu & Nan River Comprehensive Re-vitalization Project府南河综合整治工程 25
Sha River Comprehensive Revital-ization Project沙河综合整治工程 25
World Tops世界第一 26
National Tops中国第一 27
People成都人 29
Chengdu Men成都男人 29
Chengdu Women成都女人 31
Most Brilliant Figures成都文人 33
Leisure Culture休闲文化 35
The Food Cultures of Chengdu 36
Tea Culture茶文化 42
Wine Culture酒文化 47
Outdated Games In Old Chengdu老成都的老游戏 51
Means of transportation In Old Chengdu老成都交通工具 55
Customs & Practices风俗民情 56
Ethnic Religion民族信仰 56
Social Customs社会习俗 61
Marriage Conventions婚恋习俗 66
Folk Activity民间活动 72
Visiting Du Fu's Thatched Cottage on Man Day“人日”游草堂 72
Baobao Festival保保节 73
Chengdu Lantern Festival成都灯会 74
Chengdu Flower Exhibition成都花会 74
Zigong Dinosaur Lantern Festival自贡恐龙灯会 75
Xindu Osmanthus Exhibition新都桂花会 75
Tianpeng(Pengzhou)Peony Exhibition天彭（彭州）牡丹会 75
Guangyuan Daughters'Day广元女儿节 75
Longquan Peach Blossom Exhibition龙泉桃花会 76
Huanglong Temple Fair黄龙寺庙会 76
Zhachong Festival扎崇节 77
Light Burning Festivall燃灯节 77
Firebrand Festival火把节 78
Arts艺术 78
Sichuan Opera川剧 79
Sichuan Shadow Play四川皮影 82
Sichuan Puppet四川木偶 82
Sichuan Dulcimer四川扬（洋）琴 83
Sichuan Storytelling四川评书 83
Handictaft手工艺品 84
Shu Embroidery蜀绣 84
Shu Brocade蜀锦 86
Lacquer Ware漆器 87
Silver Ware银器 88
Chengdu Sugar Painting糖画 89
Porcelain-body Bamboo Plaiting Handicraft瓷胎竹编 89
Papercut剪纸 91
Language语言 92
Sichuan Dialect四川方言 92
Origin of Chengdu Street Names街名由来 94
Wenmiao Street（Wen Temple Street）文庙街 94
Shuwa Street（Summer Socks Street）暑袜街 94
Hongzhaobi Street红照壁街 94
Tongren Road同仁路 95
Xiaoguanmiao Street（Little Guan Temple Street）小关庙街 95
Ranfang Street（Dye Works Street）染房街 95
Luomashi Street（Horse Market Street）骡马市街 95
Shierqiao Street（Twelve Bridge Street）十二桥街 96
Chinese Medicine中医文化 96
Acupuncture针灸 98
Massage按摩 99
Chengdu TCM成都中医 99
Chinese Kongfu中国功夫 99
Emei Martial Art峨眉武术 100
Qingcheng Martial Art青城武术 102
Miraculous Chinese KongFu神奇的中国功夫 102
TCM and Kong Fu中医与中国功夫 103
Religion宗教 103
Taoism道教 104
Buddhism佛教 106
Museums部分知名博物馆 108
Sichuan Provincial Museum 四川省博物馆 109
Chengdu City Museum成都市博物馆 109
Sichuan University Museum四川大学博物馆 110
Chengdu Science & Engineering University Museum理工大学博物馆 110
Du Fu Thatch Museum杜甫草堂博物馆 110
Science & Technology and Ed-ucation科技教育 110
Science & Technology科技 111
Education教育 112
Economy经济 125
Tourism and Conference Exhibi-tion旅游会展业 126
Trade商贸业 126
Finance金融业 127
Communication通讯业 127
Real Estate房地产业 127
Mechanical Processing机械加工行业 128
Investment Environment成都投资环境 129
Market市场 129
Logistics物流 129
Supportive Policy on Investment投资政策扶持 130
Sister Cities of Chengdu友好城市 132
FACTS FOR THE VISITOR 133
Consulate领事馆 135
Certificate证件 135
Language语言交流 136
Currency And Exchange货币兑换 136
Best Time for Traveling最佳旅游时间 137
Hospital,Pharmacies医院药店 138
Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital 138
Chengdu General Military Hospital 138
Chengdu 2nd People's Hospital 138
Oral Hospital of Sichuan Universi-ty,West China 138
Police警察 138
Workday,Holiday工作时间、节假日和传统节日 139
Workdays 139
Holidays 139
Tips:Most important traditional festivals: 139
Communication and Corre-spondence通讯和邮件 140
Telephone 140
Network 140
Correspondence and Postcards 140
Time Difference时差 141
Measurement Exchange度量换算 141
Traffic交通 141
Bus 141
Taxi 142
Tricycle 142
Bicycle 142
Motor-assisted Bicycle 143
Automobile Renting Co. 143
Map地图 144
Bookstore书店 144
Foreign Language Bookstore 144
Book City of South-West China 144
Chengdu Book Centre 144
Xinhua Bookstore 145
Media媒体 145
Photography摄影 145
Work and Study工作、留学 146
Procedures of Studying in China: 148
Materials required for application: 148
China Scholarship Council(CSC) 149
Social Etiquette社交礼仪 149
General Etiquette 149
Table Manners 150
Greeting and Send-off 150
Shopping购物 150
Ordinary Shopping 150
Tourist Souvenir 151
Outdoor Tourism Supplies 151
Daily Medicine 152
National Minority Souvenirs 152
Tips for Shopping during Travelling 152
Accommodation住宿 152
Five-star Hotels 153
Four-star Hotel 154
Three-star Hotels 155
2 Star Hotel 155
Youth Hotels 156
Food饮食 157
Beverage饮料 161
Tobacco烟草 161
Entertainment娱乐 163
Tea 163
Opera 165
Listen to Sichuan Opera 166
Taste Coffee 168
Hit the Bar-Romance at Night 168
Hints提示信息 170
GETTING THERE & AWAY 173
Aviation航空 175
Address of the Airport 176
Bus to Airport 176
Round-trip Taxi 176
HotLine 176
Railway铁路 176
Precautions 177
Highway公路 177
Chengdu Travel Passenger Trans-port Center 178
Chengdu General Bus Station 178
Chengdu Jinsha Bus Station 178
Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Station 178
Zhaojue Temple Bus Station 178
Chadianzi Bus Station(Ximen Station) 179
AROUND CHENGDU 181
World Famous Scenic Spots世界著名风景点 183
Chengdu Panda Ecological Breeding Base成都熊猫生态繁殖基地 183
Jiuzhai-Huanglong World Natural Heritage Scenic Area九寨沟黄龙世界自然遗产风景区 186
Mt.Emei-Leshan Giant Buddha World Cultural and Natural Heritage Scenic Area峨眉山--乐山大佛世界文化自然遗产风景区 196
Mt.Qingcheng-Dujiang Weirs,the World Cultural & Natural Heritages Scenic Area青城山--都江堰世界文化自然遗产风景区 211
Sanxingdui Site三星堆 220
Jinsha Culture Site金沙遗址 225
Wuhou Temple武侯祠 229
Du Fu Thatched Cottage杜甫草堂 235
City Landscape城市景观 239
City Rivers城市河流 239
Shopping Circle购物圈 246
Old Street老街道 248
Park公园 254
Landscape of Ancient Towns古镇景观 259
Historic Religious Sites宗教胜地 268
Natural Landscape自然风光 289
Wolong Nature Reserve卧龙自然保护区 289
Four Girls Mountain四姑娘山 290
Xiling Snow Mountain西岭雪山 293
Dragon Pond National Forest Park龙池国家森林公园 296
Nine Dragons Valley九龙沟 298
Scenic Area of Mt.Tiantai天台山 299
South Sichuan Bamboo Sea蜀南竹海 300
Light Haze Mountain光雾山 303
Cultural History 305
Yanhua Pool Park罨画池公园 305
Wangcong Memorial Temple望丛祠 309
Liu's Landlord Manor刘氏地主庄园 311
Ancient City of Langzhong阆中古城 313
Jianmen(Sword Gate)Shu Road剑门蜀道 318
Qianfo(Thousand-Buddha)Cliff千佛崖 324
Huangze Temple皇泽寺 325
Doutuan Mountain Scenic Area窦团山 327
Zigong Dinosaur Museum自贡恐龙博物馆 330
Former Residences of Great Men 333
Former Residence of Deng Xiaop-ing小平故居 333
Former Residence of Zhu De朱德故居 337
Former Residence of Chen Yi陈毅故居 339
Memorials of Long March of the Red Army红军长征纪念 341
Mengshan Mountain蒙山 344
Jiajin Mountain夹金山 347
Anshuanchuang安顺场 348
Luding Bridge泸定桥 349
Red Army Ferry in Cangxi苍溪 351
The Site of Baxi Meeting巴西会议 353
Memorial to Brotherhood by Yi Lake彝海结盟 355
Zhuokeji Headman's Office卓克基土司官寨 356
Holiday Resort休闲胜地 359
China's Dead Sea中国死海 359
Back Mt Qingcheng青城后山 362
Mt Luofu罗浮山 365
Shixiang Lake石象湖 367
Agricultural Sightseeing 370
The Happy Rural Resort农家乐 370
Longke Village,Youai Town友爱镇农科村 370
Longquan Flower and Fruit Mount龙泉花果山 372
Happy Plum Blossom Forest幸福梅林 372
East Fence Mum Garden东篱菊圆 373
Hongsha Village红砂村 374
Jiang's Vegetable Plot江家菜地 375
Charm of Tibetan and Qiang Nationality 375
Daocheng Yading稻城亚叮 375
Miyaluo米亚罗 383
Hongyuan-Ruoergai Prairie红原-若尔盖大草原 385
Hailuogou海螺沟 388
Horse Racing Mountain in Kangding康定跑马山 392
Danba Beauty Valley丹巴美人谷 396
Charm of Yi Nationality 400
Lugu Lake泸沽湖 400
Recommended Touring Routes推荐旅游线路 403
Six-day Tour of Jiuzhaigou,Huanglong and Prairie 403
Four Day Tour of Jiuzhigou and Mouni Gorge牟尼沟 405
Two-day tour of Mt.Emei峨眉山and Leshan 406
Three-day Tour of Mt.Emei and Leshan 406
Tour in Dujiangyan都江堰and Mt.Qingcheng青城山 406
Four-day Tour of Four Girls Mountain,Daba Vale of Beauty丹巴美人谷，Xindu Bridge and Kangting康定 407
11-day Tour in Daocheng-Yading稻城亚丁，Four Girls Mountain and Conch Gorge海螺沟 407
Red Tour:re-march the Sichuan section of 25000 li's Long March of Red Army重走25000里红军长征路四川段 407
Five-day Tour of Ya'an,Mt.Jia-jin,Xiaojin,Maerkang,Hongyuan Great Meadow,First Turn of The Yel-low River九曲黄河第一湾，Ruoergai,Monument of The Long March of The Red Army红军长征纪念碑，Meadow of Snow Mountain 409