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1、DiscoveringChengduThousandsofyearsago,akingoftheancientShuKingdomestablishedhiscapitalinthecenterofSichuanplainandnameditChengdu.Nowadays,ChengduisthecapitalofSichuanProvince,whichis1.24thousandsquarekilometersinsizeandhasapopulationof11million.It’st
2、hetechnological,commercial,trading,financialandtransportationcenter.Chengduisdescribedas“AncientShuCulture”,“SichuanScenery”,“CultureofThreeKingdoms”,“PandaProtection”,“ChengduDelicacies”byvisitorsfromallovertheworld.DiscoveringChengduChengduisoneoft
3、heTopTouristCitiesinChina,anditwasawardedoneoftheMostAttractiveTouristCitiesinChina,2006.Atpresent,ithasmanyplacesofinterests,includingWorldHeritages,NationalKeyCulturalRelicsProtectionUnitsandStateKeyCulturalRelicsProtectionUnits.NaturalBeautyJiuzha
4、iValleyJiuzhaiValley,underthewell-knownWorldHeritageList,hasalsobeenvotedasoneofthemostbeautifulplacesinChina.Autumnisthebestseasonfortouriststovisitthecolorfulmountainsand watersthere.NaturalBeautyQingchengMountainQingchengMountainistheheadstreamofC
5、hineseTaoism.Itisfamousforitsbeautyandquietness.Boundlessluxuriantforestandgreentreesineveryseasonlookliketheoutlineofacity,soitiscalledQingcheng.NaturalBeautyLeshanGiantBuddhaLocatedonthecliffintheLingyunMountainontheeasternbankattheconfluenceoftheM
6、in-jiang,theDaduRiverandtheQingyiRiver,thestatueis71metershigh.Itsshouldersare28metersbroadanditsheadis14.7meterslongand10metersbroad.Itisthebiggestofsuchcarvingsintheworld.TheconstructionstartedintheTangDynastyandlasted90years.Thereisawell-designedd
7、rainagesystemunderthestatue.Ithasbeenwellpreservedforover1200years.NaturalBeautyEmeiMountainEmeiMountain,locatedinthesoutheastmarginofSichuanBasin,isoneofthefourmostsacredBuddhistsites.Itis156kilometersfromChengducity,1.5hours’carrunthroughhighway.It
8、isblessedwithaseaofclouds,picturesquesunrises,BuddhaRays,SaintLamps,allofwhichgiveEmeithereputationofoneofourcountry’sfamousscenicspotsfortourists.In1996,itwasrankedin“theworldCultural&NaturalHeritage”byUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andC
