chengdu, the capital of sichuan province, lies in the hinterland of the chengdu plain, in central sichuan. covering a total land area of 12,400 square kilometers, chengdu has a jurisdiction of over 7 districts, 4 cities and 8 counties. by the end of 1999, the population of chengdu had reached 10.036 million, of which 3.30 million were urban residents. chengdu enjoys a long history. 2,500 years ago, kaiming ix, king of ancient shu in the zhou dynasty (11th century 256bc), started to set up the capital in chengdu. "a town was built in this area in the first year and the capital in the second year, so the ancestor named the city as chengdu, which means to become a capital. later on, chengdu gradually became one of the most important centers of politics, economy and culture in china. it has been the capital for the feudal dynasties five times and twice for the peasant uprising regimes, known as dashu and daxi. as early as in the han dynasty (206bc-220ad)), chengdu began to enjoy the fame of one of the top five capitals. in the tang dynasty (618-907), chengdu was reputed as the yang (yangzhou) first, yi (chengdu) second; it had by then became the economic center just after yangzhou. in the western han dynasty (206bc-8ad), brocades produced in chengdu were very popular in china. so chengdu was also called the city of brocade. in the five kingdoms period (907-960), mengchang, king of the houshu kingdom, decreed to plant hibiscuses on the protective wall of the city, so chengdu was also called the city of hibiscus. as one of china's famous historical and cultural cities, chengdu enjoys rich tourist resources. 15,500 years ago, a well-known poet in the jin kingdom, zuo si extolled chengdu as lofty and pretty. this city has also gained the eulogium by both li bai, the poet immortal and du fu, the poet sage. with rich cultural heritage and beautiful scenic spots, chengdu is a peaceful and prosperous city.
chengdu is a great city of china,it is in the west of china,we often call it "the heart of west in china".chengdu is a famous cultural city of china for its long history.the nice food in chengdu is famous for :fu qi fei pian,dan dan mian,lai tang yuan,long chao shou etc.in 2001," jinsha relics"was found.and jian yuan temple is famous in cheng du.there are 55 nationalities in chendu,the traffic developed very quickly.people who living in chengdu are very happy.成都是中国的一个大城市。它位于中国西部，素有中国西部之心的称呼。成都有悠久的文化历史。在成都，非常有名的菜有“夫妻肺片，担担面，赖汤圆，龙抄手等。2001年，在成都发现金沙遗迹，著名的古迹还有建元寺等。成都生活着55个少数民族。成都的交通发展非常迅速。生活在成都的人民感觉非常幸福。
