Sichuan

Sichuan Province Tứ Xuyên tỉnh
Province
Name transcription(s)
•Chinese	Tứ Xuyên tỉnh(Sìchuān Shěng)
•Abbreviation	SC /XuyênorThục(pinyin:Chuān or Shǔ Sichuanese:Cuan1or Su2)
•Sichuanese	Si4cuan1Sen3
Map showing the location of Sichuan Province
Coordinates:30°08′N102°56′E
Named for	Short forXuyên hiệp bốn lộChuānxiá sì-lù literally "The FourCircuits of the Plains and Gorges ", referring to the four circuits during theSong dynasty
Capital (and largest city)	Chengdu
Divisions	21prefectures,181counties,5011townships
Government
•Secretary	Peng Qinghua
• Governor	Yin Li
Area
• Total	485,000 km2(187,000 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Highest elevation	7,556 m (24,790 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	81,100,000
• Rank	4th
• Density	170/km2(430/sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han- 95% Yi- 2.6% Tibetan- 1.5% Qiang- 0.4%
• Languages and dialects	Southwestern Mandarin(Sichuanese dialects),Khams Tibetan,Hakka Chinese
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC
GDP(2017)	CNY3.70 trillion USD 547.71 billion (6th)
• per capita	CNY44,651 USD 6,613 (22nd)
HDI(2016)	0.780(high) (23rd)
Website	www.sc.gov.cn

Sichuan
"Sichuan" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese	Tứ Xuyên
Postal	Szechwan
Literal meaning	"Four Rivers"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sìchuān Bopomofo ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Syhchuan Wade–Giles Ssŭ4-chʻuan1 IPA [sɨ̂.ʈʂʰwán](listen) other Mandarin SichuanesePinyin Si4-cuan1 Wu Romanization Sy3-tshoe1 Hakka Romanization Si-tshôn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sei-chyūn IPA [sēi.tsʰýːn] Jyutping Sei3-cyun1 Southern Min HokkienPOJ Sù-chhoan Tâi-lô Sì-tshuan
Tibetan name
Tibetan	སི་ཁྲོན་
Transcriptions Wylie si khron
Yiname
Yi	ꌧꍧ syp chuo

Sichuan(Chinese:Tứ Xuyên;pinyin:Sì Chuān;listen) is aprovincein westernChinawith its capital atChengdu.It is also informally called Thục (pinyin:Shǔ). Its Governor isWei Hongand itsCPC Ctte SecretaryisWang Dongming.With a population of 87,250,000 (2006), Sichuan is the third most populated administrative division ofChina.Sichuan used to be theprovincewith the most people inChinabeforeChongqingwas separated from it, makingHenanthe mostpopulous.However, when includingmigrants,Guangdonghas more people thanHenan.

Name

The name Tứ Xuyên (pinyin:Sì Chuān) is an abbreviation of Tứ Xuyên lộ (pinyin:Sì Chuān Lù,translated as "Four circuits/subdivisions of rivers" ), which is itself shortened from xuyên hiệp bốn lộ (pinyin:Chuān Xiá Sì Lù,translated as "Four circuits of rivers and gorges" ).[1]Archived2008-01-22 at theWayback Machine

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within Sichuan, including both prefecture-level cities and autonomous prefectures:

• Chengdu
• Mianyang
• Deyang
• Yibin
• Panzhihua
• Leshan
• Nanchong
• Zigong
• Luzhou
• Nei gian g
• Guangyuan
• Suining
• Ziyang
• Guang'an
• Ya'an
• Meishan
• Dazhou
• Bazhong
• Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
• Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
• Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

People

Most people living in Sichuan areHan Chinese.There are alsoTibetans,Yi people,QiangandNaxiin the western side.

Culture

The Li Bai Memorial (located at his birthplace, Zhongba Town of northern Jiangyou County) is amuseumin memory of the Chinese poet of theTang Dynasty,Li Bai.It was prepared in 1962 on the occasion of 1,200th anniversary of his death, completed in 1981 and opened to the public in October 1982. Thememorialis built in the style of the classic garden of the Tang Dynasty.

Music

Sichuan has a longhistoryoffolkandclassical music.Sichuanoperais an ancient tradition that very is well-known. The Sichuanlantern dramais popular in Sichuan. The Sichuan Conservatory of Music inChengduis one of the oldest of musical education in China, having been established in 1939.

There is also religious music in Sichuan, played byTaoistpriestsin theirtemples.

Traditional Sichuanfolk musicis usually played with instruments such as the bamboo flute, pan and cymbals,gongandhorn.

Food

Sichuan cuisine has an international reputation for being hot and numbing (Chinese:Cay rát), because of the common ingredient of theSichuan peppercorn(Chinese:Hoa tiêu).

Some well-known Sichuan dishes includeKung Pao chicken(Chinese:Gà Cung Bảo;pinyin:Gōng Bǎo Jī Dīng) andTwice Cooked Pork(Chinese:Hâm lại thịt;pinyin:Huí Guō Ròu).

Language

Most dialects of theChinese languagespoken in Sichuan, including theChengdudialect,are similar to the dialects of neighbouring provincesYunnan,GuizhouandChongqing Municipality.

Sports

• Chinese Basketball Association
• Chinese Football Association Super League
  • Chengdu Blades
• Chinese Volleyball League
  • Sichuan Volleyball Team
• China Table Tennis Super League
  • Sichuan Quan-Xing Table-Tennis Team

Universities

• Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (Chengdu)
• Sichuan University (Chengdu)
• Southwest Jiaotong University (Chengdu)
• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu)
• Southwest University of Science and Technology (Mianyang)

Tourism

UNESCOWorld Heritage Sitesinclude:

• Dazu Rock Carvings- officially part ofChongqing Municipality,not Sichuan
• Huanglong,Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Jiuzhaigou Valley,Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Mount Emei,Scenic Area
  • Leshan Giant Buddha,Scenic Area
• Mount QinchengandDu gian gyan Irrigation System
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
• Daocheng Yading Airport(Highest civilian airport in the world)

Notable Sichuanese people

• Alan Dawazhouma,pop singer
• Deng Xiaoping,communist leader of China
• Jang Ri-In,pop singer