Chengdu and Related Topics

Sichuan

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Landlocked province in Southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

Bronze head from Sanxingdui, dating from the Shu kingdom

A stone-carved gate pillar, or que, 6 m in total height, located at the tomb of Gao Yi in Ya'an, Sichuan, built during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

Warlords in China around 194; Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province meant he seized the positions of Liu Biao and Zhang Lu eventually

The Leshan Giant Buddha, built during the latter half of the Tang dynasty (618–907).

Japanese bombers bombing a Chinese road in Sichuan during WW2

Shops in Jundao, a town devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Giant pandas eating bamboo in Chengdu, Sichuan

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in Chengdu

Sichuan–Tibet Highway passes by Lake Kasa in Luhuo County.

The Yi are the largest ethnic minority group in Sichuan.

Extent of present-day Sichuanese language

Linpan in Chengdu Plain is a well-known landmark in Chengdu Plain, Sichuan.

View of the Temple of the Yellow Dragon (Chinese Buddhism) in Huanglong.

Statues of buddhas at Litang Monastery of the Tibetan tradition.

A pavilion of the Shangqing Temple (Taoist) in Qingchengshan, Chengdu.

Golden Temple of Mount Emei (Chinese Buddhism).

Kung Pao chicken, one of the best known dishes of Sichuan cuisine

Mixed sauce noodles ({{lang|zh-hans|杂酱面}})

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

{{ill|Baba Temple|zh|巴巴寺}}, a Chinese Sufi mosque in Langzhong.

{{ill|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chengdu|es|Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de Chengdu}} (Roman Catholic)

St John's Cathedral, Langzhong (Anglican)

Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu.

Topographic map showing the Yangtze River flowing from Chongqing (bottom left) through the ridge-like detachment folds of the eastern Sichuan Basin (left) and the Three Gorges (top right)

Sichuan Basin

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Lowland region in southwestern China.

Haze forming within the Sichuan Basin, with the Daxue Mountains to the west

Evergreen broadleaf forests on Mount Emei

Map showing the Sichuan Basin (bottom left) independent of the ancient Chinese Zhou Dynasty prior to annexation by the Qin during the Warring States Period

The 2000-year-old Dujiangyan irrigation project

The densely populated Sichuan Basin (centre) stands out relative to the more sparsely populated surrounding mountainous regions

The Sidu River Bridge carries Expressway G50 from Central China across the Wu Mountains and into the Sichuan Basin

Map of the Yangtze River drainage basin with the Sichuan Basin in the centre

Map showing the second Shu State in the Sichuan Basin during the Three Kingdoms period

Sichuanese dialects are spoken in the Sichuan Basin and surrounding areas

The 4th century BC Shu Roads connected Sichuan Basin with the Yellow River valley (Shaanxi)

Sichuan Basin in relation to Southeast Asia and the eastern part of South Asia, with the Tea Horse Road routes highlighted in red

The basin is anchored by Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, in the west, and the direct-administered municipality of Chongqing in the east.

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

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Terminal 1 of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in August 2019

Shuangliu Airport international departure hall

Entrance C of Terminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport Station, Chengdu Metro

Transporting system of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, China, the other one being Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU).

Globalization and World Cities Research Network

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Think tank that studies the relationships between world cities in the context of globalization.

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Liu Bei

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Warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler.

Statue of Liu Bei in Zhuge Liang's temple in Chengdu

A mural showing chariots and cavalry, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), located in Zhengzhou, Henan

Liu Bei's horse leaps across the Tan Stream

The painting Kongming Leaving the Mountains (detail, Ming dynasty), depicting Zhuge Liang (left, on a horse) leaving his rustic retreat to enter into the service of Liu Bei (right, on a horse)

Liu Bei declares himself king, portrait at the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing

illustration of Liu Bei by Yashima Gakutei in the Chester Beatty Library

Famille Verte Vase with Design of Liu Bei's Marriage Story, Qing Dynasty.

A block print portrait of Liu Bei from a Qing dynasty edition of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (wearing an anachronistic scholar's robe and a hat of mediaeval Chinese dynasties).

Baling Qiao, mural illustration of the Oath of the Peach Garden between Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, & Liu Bei

Edo period illustration of Liu Bei breaking the Siege of Beihai along with Taishi Ci, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

Liu Bei then declared himself "King of Hanzhong" and set up his headquarters in Chengdu.

Republic of China (1912–1949)

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Commonly recognised as the official designation of China from 1912 to 1949, when it was a country in East Asia based in Mainland China, prior to the relocation of its central government to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War.

Land controlled by the Republic of China (1946) shown in dark green; land claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green.

Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China.

Yuan Shikai (left) and Sun Yat-sen (right) with flags representing the early republic

Major Chinese warlord coalitions during the "Nanjing Decade".

China had been at war with Japan since 1931.

Chinese Nationalist Army soldiers during the 1938 Yellow River flood

The Nationalists' retreat to Taipei: after the Nationalists lost Nanjing (Nanking) they next moved to Guangzhou (Canton), then to Chongqing (Chungking), Chengdu (Chengtu) and Xichang (Sichang) before arriving in Taipei.

Nationalist government of Nanking – nominally ruling over entire China during 1930s

Boat traffic and development along Suzhou Creek, Shanghai, 1920

Three years later, in 1949, nearing the end of the civil war, the CCP established the People's Republic of China in Beijing, with the KMT-led ROC moving its capital several times from Nanjing to Guangzhou, followed by Chongqing, then Chengdu and lastly, Taipei.

Sichuan Airlines

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Sichuan Airlines took delivery of their first Airbus A350 XWB in August 2018

The Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330 painted by "Wuliangye"

Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. is a Chinese airline based in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and is the largest airline in western China, operating mainly scheduled domestic and international flights out of Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and Kunming Changshui International Airport.