Sichuan
Sichuan Province
Tứ Xuyên tỉnh | |
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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/ 30.133°N 102.933°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)[2] | |
• 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[3](high) (23rd) |
Website | www |
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Chinese | Tứ Xuyên | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Szechwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Four Rivers"[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tibetan | སི་ཁྲོན་ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]Most people living in Sichuan areHan Chinese.There are alsoTibetans,Yi people,QiangandNaxiin the western side.
Culture
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]Most dialects of theChinese languagespoken in Sichuan, including theChengdudialect,are similar to the dialects of neighbouring provincesYunnan,GuizhouandChongqing Municipality.
Sports
[change|change source]- 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
[change|change source]- 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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]- Alan Dawazhouma,pop singer
- Deng Xiaoping,communist leader of China
- Jang Ri-In,pop singer
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Doing Business in China - Survey".Ministry Of Commerce - People's Republic Of China.Retrieved5 August2013.
- ↑"Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census [1] (No. 2)".National Bureau of Statistics of China. 29 April 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2013.Retrieved4 August2013.
- ↑《2015 người Trung Quốc loại phát triển báo cáo 》(PDF)(in Chinese).United Nations Development ProgramChina. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-11-29.Retrieved2014-05-14.
- ↑An abbreviation of "the fourcircuitsof the Rivers and Gorges "The four circuits consist ofYizhou,Lizhou,Zizhou,&Kuizhou.