chéngdū(chinese:成都),formerly transliterated as chengtu,** the capital of sichuan province,of southwest china,maintaining sub-provincial admin**trative status.** ** also one of the most important economic centres,transportation and communication hubs in western china.according to the 2007 public appra**al for best chinese cities for investment,** was chosen as one of the top ten cities to invest in out of a total of 280 ** centers in china.
than four thousand years ago,the preh**torical bronze age culture of jīnshā(**)establ**hed itself in th** region.the fertile ** plain,on which ** ** located,** also known as"天府之国"(tiānfǔzhi guó),which literally means"the country of he**en",or often seen translated as"the land of abundance".it was recently named china's 4th-most livable city by china daily.
szechuan cu**ine,szechwan cu**ine,or sichuan cu**ine(chinese:四川菜)** a style of chinese cu**ine originating in the sichuan province of southwestern china famed for bold fl**ors,particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers,as well as the unique fl**our of the sichuan peppercorn(花椒).peanuts,sesame paste and ginger are also prominent ingredients in szechuan cooking.although the region ** now romanized as sichuan,the cu**ine ** still sometimes spelled 'szechuan' or 'szechwan' in united states.there are many local variations of sichuan cu**ine within sichuan province and the chongqing municipality,which was politically part of sichuan until 1997.the four best known regional sub-styles are chongqing style,** style,zigong style,and buddh**t vegetarian style.unesco has declared the city of ** to be a city of gastronomy in 2011,mainly because of its szechuan style of cooking.
** ** located at the western edge of the sichuan basin and sits on the ** plain;the dominating terrain ** plains.the prefecture prefecture ranges in latitude from 30° 05' to 31° 26' n,while its longitude ranges from 102° 54' to 104° 53' e,stretching for 192 kilometres(119 mi)from east to west and 166 kilometres(103 mi)south to north,admin**tering 12,390 square kilometres(4,780 sq mi)of land.nei**ouring prefectures are deyang(ne),ziyang(se),me**han(s),ya'an(sw),and the ngawa **an and qiang autonomous prefecture(n).the ** area,with an elevation of 500 metres(1,600 ft),features a few rivers,three of them being the jin,fu(府河),and sha rivers.outside of the immediate ** area,the topography becomes complex:to the east lies the longquan range(龙泉山脉)and the penzhong hills(盆中丘陵);to the west lie the qionglai mountains,which r**e to 5,364 metres(17,598 ft)in dayi county.the lowest point in ** prefecture,at 378 metres(1,240 ft),lies in the southeast in jintang county.