成都導遊詞英文

　　成都，2006中國最佳商務城市，2011中國內陸投資標杆城市，2010年十大經濟活力城市，2012年最具幸福感城市，下面是帶來的成都的導遊詞英文，僅供參考。

　　一：

　　Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province and an important industrial， commercial and financial city in southwestern China.

　　Located in one if the country's richest agricultural plains，Chengdu has 12，390sq.km. By rail，Chengdu is 2，048 km from Beijing and slightly over 2 hours by air of Beijing. Itcan also be reached by a less than 20 hours train rides with about 250 Km of tunnels. Chengdu has direct domestic and interna flights from elsewhere in China，Hong Kong and some neibouring countries.With an altitude of 500 meters， it has a temperate climate and abudant rainfall in summer. The population of Chengdu is about 9.60 million-divided among 8 districts，4 outlyihg cities and 8 counties. About 1.4 million people reside in the city center.

　　chengdu has a history of over 2000 years. century BC，the king of Shu moved his capital to this site.At first Chengdu Was only a county center. The second year it turnek into a metropolis.It developed so fast that the city received the name：Chengdu，which literally meant "becoming a capital". During the Western Han Dynasty***206BC～23AD***，the brocade weaving and trade brought so much prosperity to the local area that the government set up a special office in the Southwest of the city to manage brocade weaving and trade business .The city became Known as Jincheng ***the Brocade City*** afterwards.Another mane was given to Chengdu duringthe five Dynasties Period***907-960***when Meng Chang ***孟昶***，emperor of the Later Shu State was in power .The emperor loved hibiscus very much ，and he had those flowers planted atop the city wall.The hibiscus in blossom made chengdu colorful for miles around .So Chengdu had another name called Furong Cheng ***the Hibiscus City***.

成都

　　Dated back to the Qin and Han Dynasties，Chengdu was alresdy one of the five top industrial du was already one of the five top industrial and commercial cities.In theTang Dynasty Chengdu was as prosperous as Yangzhou***揚州***，a big city located in the south of China. In the Nouthern Song veloped with several huge markets inside the city.Chengdu even had night markets and particular centers ，which had exclusive sales of certain commodities.

　　Traditionally Chengdu has long been well-known for its many crafts：embroidery，lacquer ware，silver artistry ，pottery，bamboo ware，silk weaving，cade are regarded as one of the top four fine silks in china.Near the Du Fu Cottage is a famous embroidery factory where skilled workers stitch out with their meedles silk paintings.the elegant designs are perfect to view from both sides of the fabric.In some other workshops，artisans at work carve intricate and elaborate objects of ivory and jade ，design precious silver articles，and weave bamboo into useful and beautiful pieces.these workshops are nowadays a part of the tourist circuit as China opens up to the outside world.

　　Chengdu was one of the birthplaces of the an-Weng***文翁***，head of the prefecture of Shu started centuries saw the cultural development by contribuXiangru***司馬相如***，Li Bai，Su Shi ***蘇軾***who them and in return their excellent literature works enabled the local culture to advance.

　　Chengdu is pleasantly laid out with broad streets and many public parks .Howevey，some older parts of the city still have marrow streets and sculptured wooden houses.Chengdu has many places of interests to see .The highlights for visitors are DuFu's Thatched Cottage，the temple of Marquis wu，Dujiang lrrigation Project and Precious Light Monastery.Besides，local restaurants serve sichuan cuisine，which is as famous as Cantonese food .Not all of the Sichuan food is spicy-hot.Flower pedals and herbs are used in such specialties as "fired lotus flower"，"governor's chicken"and "smoked duck with tea fragrance".

　　Chengdu is advancing in all fields .It attracts friends and visitors both at home and abroad.

　　二：

　　Ladies, gentlemen, welcome your presence Chengdu

　　Chengdu is the Sichuan provincial capital, the China historical city, the first batch Chinese outstanding traveling city, the national health city, the country "the two supports" the model city. In recent years, she by the urban construction and the ecological environment aspect achievement, successively has the honor to receive the United Nations to issue "the person to occupy the prize" and "the best model prize" two items.

　　Chengdu was melts the ancient times civilization and the modern civilization to a body super city. She is rarely found in the world the treasure panda's hometown, also is the land of abundance center and "the window". She by history glorious, cultural inside story sincere, the scenery gorgeous varied and the scenic spot historical site multitudinous and is world famous. "The brocade city" "Rongcheng" is Chengdu's alias; The cotton rose, the gingko are Chengdu's city flower and the city tree.

　　Chengdu is located north western Sichuan in the plateau mountainous region and Sichuan between the knoll, west the topography is higher, middle and southeast area is the broad Chengdu plain, about average elevation 500 meters. Within the boundaries concurrently has the mountain scenery, the plain and the knoll America of, also climate temperate, rain water abundant, annual mean temperature 16 ℃ about, the precipitation approximately 1,000 millimeters, usually have "the winter not severely cold, the summer does not have the intense summer heat" the reputation, performs the land fertilely, water conservation advanced, the product is extremely bountiful, is always called "the flood and drought from the person, does not know the hunger sincerely" "day government office pearl".

　　Chengdu's whole city total area 123,900 square kilometers, the total population surpasses 10 million people, the area of jurisdiction dividees into 7 areas 4 cities ***county level city***, 8 counties. Namely Chinchiang area, goral area, Cheng Huaqu, Jin Niuqu, Wu Houqu, Qingbai Jiang area, Longquan post area; The Dujiang weirs city, Peng Zhoushi, honors the state city, the city; Wenjiang County, Xindu County, Shuangliu County, Dayi County, Xinjin County, Pi county, Jin Tangxian, Pujiang County. In addition, but also is equipped with the national level Sichuan Chengdu economic development zone and the Chengdu high-tech development zone. We generally said the Chengdu urban district refers to the town center spot five areas, is called for "five cities". Other general designations "city suburban counties".

　　Chengdu on has as early as become the Suchuan race ancients activity in 10,000 years ago the center and the stage. The archaeological finds piles which in the urban district and Guanghan Tristar indicated, at least before 4000, the ancient Suchuan ancients use both hands which oneself industriously works, created in here had the bright region characteristic the ancient Suchuan civilization. About 2500 ago, the ancient Suchuan country enlightened dynasty the country all from the fence township ***now Peng Zhoushi, Xindu County*** moves reaching this point place, takes week too Wang Qianqi "a year to become Yi, three year Chengdu" this literary reference, chooses a name "Chengdu". By now Chengdu already became the city which began to take shape. 316 B.C., Qin Guoba the Sichuan brings into line with the domain, Chengdu is the Suchuan county capital. From now on after, Chengdu always is Sichuan area politics, the economy, the cultural center, all previous dynasties all for the county, the state, saves level of administrative areas to govern the institute and the military strategic place. During, Chengdu once around had 7 to establish a separatist regime the political power capital city to be located in this, they were, Western Han Dynasty last years Gongsun stated "accomplishes the political power", A.D. when two centuries "three countries" west the dynasty, three centuries "the Chenghan kingdom" the political power, after around nine centuries "" and "Suchuan" the political power, the Northern Song Dynasty time peasant uprising "Suchuan" the political power and bright end Zhang Xianzhong established "is big" the political power.

　　Chengdu has glorious and the bright industry and commerce development history, specially silk-weaving industry developed, famous crown China, sells in distant markets overseas. The Western Han Dynasty time, Chengdu because of economic boom into China "five all" one, the brocade already became the Han Dynasty at that time the important state treasury source of income. Chengdu was weaves the center, the royal government has established "the brocade official city" in this, the faction had "the brocade official" to carry on the management. This also is Chengdu is called "the brocade city", circles the city but government office Nan River is called "Chinchiang" reason. the time, Zhuge Liang implements in Sichuan rests and builds up strength, supports the agricultural business the economic policy, Chengdu took the capital obtained a bigger development, left thought from the Jin generation "Suchuan All Bestowed on" the narration obviously at that time grand occasion. He said "the shopping district meeting, deep pools of the ten thousand business, arrange in order the subterranean hundred miles, Luo four 11,000, drops bribes piles as high as a mountain, filament Li star numerous... ... " The good general merchandise converges, crowd assembling's market transaction chart! The Tang Dynasty, Chengdu has "raises as soon as benefits two" the reputation, said she lively is only inferior to Chiangnan's Yangchow. To the Northern Song Dynasty time, Chengdu has become only Yu Bianjing metropolis. By now Chengdu, because is in the relative stability in the late Tang five generation of disputes in the situation, the worker and peasant trade all has the development, discussed the city trade to break through the traditional downtown streets pattern, has developed the special transaction market, not only had the city 內東 south northwest comprehensive market, also had has monopolized the product the market, like the village market, the salty city, the mule city and so on, the downtown area also had "the night market". Hereafter Chengdu has been through repeatedly Yuan, is bright, clear Zhu Chao and the Republic of China time, during although has the many times prosperity and decline rise and fall, but she takes the Sichuan economic center the status and.

　　Chengdu also is in the history township of the famous craft is world-famous, includes the Chinese four given names to embroider, row of the four given names brocades; Chengdu's lacquerware manufactures, the craft finely is unique, is handed down for generations for all previous dynasties 名品, in the modern Chinese grave unearthed cultural relic many Chengdu lacquerware may testify; The Tang Dynasty Chengdu produces "the thunder qin", laden with honors the nation, is regarded by the vocal music with the treasure; Chengdu's printing industry in Song Dynasty is national one of three big printing industry bases, has "Song Shishu engraves the armor world" the praise, the London museum hides in the Dunhuang copy clerk to have five generation of times Chengdu the wood engraving "the calendar almanac", for world earliest wood engraving calendar almanac printed book; Chengdu's papermaking industry very is also famous, the Tang Dynasty Chengdu makes "the profit state hempen paper" is the official stipulation imperial edict, the book command uses the paper; Female poet Artemisia stelleriana Tao manufactures "the letter paper" to regard as by the writer poem guest the high-grade goods. Chengdu's golden silver thread product,the straw braid, also all has several hundred over a thousand years history.

　　Chengdu is one of bright cultural birthplaces, also is the Sichuan culture and education key city, has the magnificent civilization. As early as in the B.C.E. more than 140 years, Suchuan county Wen Weng encouraged education in Chengdu, to set up the Chinese first regular government operated school, has developed the huge promoter action for Sichuan's culture. "The Chinese bestows on four everybody", Chengdu will have Sima like, raises male two, a Jin generation of historian " Country Will" author Chang Qu, Tang Dynasty female poet Xue Tao, musician Duan Anjie, five pronoun people Ouyang bright, drawing master Huang Quan, the Song Dynasty scholar "Great historic writings of politicization" vice- Chief Editor Fan Zuyu, the Wei old man, medical scientist Tang Shenwei, the Ming Dynasty writer Yang Changan, the Qing Dynasty famous "the Confucian" the mountain clock has been auspicious, in addition modern literature great master Ba Jin, Ai Wu, people and so on Sha Ting all will be the Chengdu public figures. Certainly, accomplishes the Chengdu history of civilization also to have in the history the multitudinous external famous feudal official, scholar's tremendous contribution, Chengdu is in the history place of the cultural celebrities collection. Big poet Li Bai, Du Fu, Cen Can, Gao Shi, Wei Zhuang, Lu You, people's and so on big literary giant Su Shi all once made one's home in here, has left behind the large quantities of cultural heritage for the posterity, caused Chengdu the developed culture to enjoy a good reputation domestic and foreign.

　　Concerns Chengdu the history and the development talk of history, we speak of here. Let me again for everybody says today Chengdu the present situation.

　　Chinese culture

　　Obtains the Chinese outstanding traveling city title as the first batch Chengdu, the traveling resources advantageous, what is most prominent is " the culture", "the panda hometown", "the day government office scenery" three big characteristics.

　　Under, please let me separately summarize:

　　Chengdu is the cultural place of origin. the culture is the Chinese culture important constituent. The Dujiang weirs awn city, the Wenjiang County fish 鳧 city, the Pi county three batardeaux, the new Tianjin fine horses old city and the neighbor Guanghan Tristar pile and so on the ruins explained that, the culture has the glorious history.

　　Chengdu took several generation of ancient Suchuan dynasty the capital city and the Sichuan area capital, has bred the all previous dynasties how many distinguished persons, has many historical vestiges and the cultural treasure, only has 118 by all levels of governments public proclamation announcement protection key cultural relic unit whole city, nation key cultural relic preservation organ 9. More than 2,300 years ago construct Dujiang weirs large-scale hydraulic engineering, idea ingenious, computation precise, method wise, project grand, consummation of the function, science of the management, benefit long term, let the Chinese and foreign tourists which reaches this point for it fall all, she causes the Chengdu plain becomes "the flood and drought from the person", "the vast fertile area" "the day government office", has brought to Sichuan wealthy and is prosperous, by the reputation will be "the alone wonderful eternity day government office Milky Way" and "treasure of the town Sichuan", will be the human civilization immortal masterpiece.

　　is located in a Chengdu Nanjiao's dense green jade cypress, A.D. five centuries, are commemorates when three countries Prime Minister Zhuge Liang construct. This is the nation is biggest, preserves most complete , is in the Chinese multitudinous three countries vestige is only listed as the national key cultural relic unit. Collection extremely rich Chengdu , with peripheral other states, the city, the county rich culture landscape constitution "three countries vestiges seeks the trace" the gold welcome.

　　The Du Fu thatched house is located the Chengdu western suburbs colored brook bank, the memento classical botanical garden which when Tang Dynasty big poet Du Fu is dwells away from home Chengdu in the former dwelling completes. Is the nation key cultural relic preservation organ. Du Fu's poetry, has the profound influence to the Chinese literature development, by the posterity reputation is "the poetry of historical significance", he is revered is "the poem saint". Thatched house extant each kind of Du poem edition, many kinds of writing translated edition, Du poem calligraphy work and other pertinent data 3,000 volume, cultural relic 2,000. The Du Fu thatched house not only studied Du Fu, the Du poem for the people has provided the precious material, moreover also was the Chinese and foreign public figure looks at reverently the Du Fu deceased remains the paradise.

　　Chengdu's religious cultural relic very is also rich. Whole city existing Buddhist temple, Daoist temple, church nearly hundred. Dayi County's crane calls the mountain is the Chinese Taoism birthplace, and by "blue city world " the landscape is the national level scenery scenic spot area. In the urban district goral palace broad in scale, is the nation key cultural relic preservation organ. Hands down is " old Mr." ***namely father*** sits the instruction magic arts place. The Chengdu Buddhist temple is multitudinous, most has the great reputation to have unusual brightness temple, the Confucian classics carved on stone temple, the greatly kind temple, the temple, the Manjusri courtyard and so on. Unusual brightness temple hands down constructs at the Eastern Han Dynasty, by reputation for Yangtze valley one of four big jungles. Other cultural relic historical sites, such as will look Cong Ci, the Wangchiang building, Ming Xi Wangling, forever the mausoleum, the Eastern Han Dynasty grave, the Goddess of Mercy temple mural, the Xinhai fall guarantee Lu Sishi the monument and so on, no longer 11 rows stated.

　　Today Chengdu

　　Today Chengdu, may say is both ancient and young, also is peaceful also prospers, west national implementation under big development strategic decision excellent situation, is raising the sail, is making great strides forward to the modernized metropolis goal.

　　After new China had been established, ancient Chengdu has glowed the youth. The industry and agriculture production all has the development which progresses by leaps and bounds. Specially the 60's earlier periods, the country vigorously carries on "three" the construction, causes Chengdu basically forms take the machinery, the electron, the metallurgy, the chemical industry and as the main body industrial system, becomes west Sichuan and China the emerging industrial base.

　　Since 1978, Chengdu entered the reform and open policy and the modernization new historical period, relies on its abundant economic basis and is situated at the mid-west union place geographical superiority, in during the short more than 20 years, has further developed into southwest China the local important science and technology, business trade, the financial center and the transportation, the communications center, one of China's super cities.

　　Today Chengdu, does entire vertically and horizontally, the downtown width, the tall building stands in great numbers , the city's appearance is beautiful, the commercial service industry mesh point proliferates the whole city, the city synthesis service function strengthens day by day; Circles the city but government office Nan River, the process whole city people's five years struggle, comprehensively renovates announces a victory, present government office Nan River water qualitative change clear, both banks flowers and trees, the lawn, the sculpture, the pavilion pavilion and the packed side by side in rows modernized common people residence tall building serves as contrast to struggle the splendor, just like on the city neck is "the jadeite necklace", it not only had the flood prevention, the environmental protection and the transportation function, but also became the leisure which the resident and the tourist most liked to go sightseeing the destination.

　　Chengdu southwest took the local transportation communications center, the railroad has Cheng Yu, Paochi to Chengtu, Cheng Kun and achieves the railroad to connect to this; The road except Cheng Yu, Cheng Mian, Cheng Le, Cheng Ya, becomes fills outside the highway, but also some 3 federal highways passed, form take the Sichuan Shaanxi, Sichuan and Tibet, Sichuan Gan Hecheng changed, Cheng A and so on above 23 provincial levels the road as the backbone emission road network, Chengdu are one of national road most crowded cities; Chengdu is southwest the local biggest air harbor. The Shuangliu international airport is national one of four big spatial ports, has already cleared the international and domestic airlines more than 170 strip. Chengdu also is southwest one of local posts and telecommunications communication switching centers, and successively has established the correspondence relation with 160 countries and the area. The convenient transportation, the developed communication, Chengdu and each place closely connects in together, the frame got up Chengdu to the world each place bridge.

　　Panda hometown

　　Chengdu is panda's hometown.

　　The Chengdu suburb has country forest park 4, panda ecology nature protection area 3. The world only saves 1,000 pandas, about 80% distribute in Chengdu and its are close to the area.

　　The world biggest panda breeding research base also constructs in Chengdu.

　　The Chengdu zoo is in the world the panda most cities zoo. You not only may understand the panda newest scientific research achievement as well as with the panda related background and the culture to the Chengdu traveling.

　　You also may go to the Chengdu saddle sub- river, the Dayi Heishui River, Dujiang weirs city Hongkou, as well as the Baoxing bee barrel stronghold, panda habitat and the ecology nature protection area and so on protectorate, understands the nature scenery, tracks down panda's trail.

　　Day government office scenery

　　The day government office scenery is the attraction massive Chinese and foreign tourist comes Chengdu to go sightseeing a tour big characteristic resources. The day government office paradise, Chengdu , the unique place landform, accomplished Chengdu to be colorful, uniquely had the foreword the day government office scenery: Countryside, knoll, rivers and creeks, lake, canyon, high peak each charm, moreover the natural landscape, the humanities landscape and the rich folk custom character and style merges into one organic whole, the Xiu color beautiful scene, collects Cheng Daguan. Through the ages, did not know has how many writer literatis to praise Chengdu, really is "nine days opens a Chengdu, ten thousand households thousand enter the painting", "south the sword the scenery completely clear sunshine, nearby oar Chinchiang the world is thin", "the lively abundant Li world does not have."

　　Except a moment ago already has said outside the Dujiang weirs - Qingcheng scenic area, but also has take the virgin forest, flies the waterfall , the mountain day scenery and the snowy mountain pasture as west characteristic Dayi the range snowy mountain; Wonderful danger , ecology primitive Peng state nine Yi scenic area; Congeals , beautifully from natural honors the state Kowloon ditch; The Hushan is clear blue, winding lonesome and quiet Pujiang is exposed to the sun the lake; The Danxia Mountain scenery, immortal original Mt. Tiantai, as well as Jin Tang Tochiang River scenery, Long Chi wooded mountain marvelous sight and so on, all is which the hobby enjoys the beauties of nature goes sightseeing the tour, enjoys place of the natural ideal. The Chengdu plain countryside rural scenery bountiful is beautiful, the folk custom common social practice, remains richly, leaves the real appeal, is in the day government office scenery an amazing big beautiful scenery. Dayi County's Liu village original, Pi county's friendly affection township, Longquan's studio village, is the development "the peasant family is happy" the good destination which and the rural scenery swims.

　　Dear friends, no matter you like any, you all may find satisfaction in Chengdu the destination. Wants to observe colored, here has the Longquan post the first day of the third lunar month, the Peng Zhou peony festival, the Hsintu; Wants to swim the lake, here has the scenery beautiful Chaoyang lake, the Longquan lake, Gui Hu and Bai Tahu; Wants the mountaineering, here has the high peak strange stone Longmen Mountain, precipitous male wonderful Mt. Tiantai, the fruit and flowers flutter fragrant dragon Quanshan; Must visit a park, here has the concentration world main landscape the world paradise, the Wangchiang park and the people's park; Wants to feel the common people residence culture flavor which Chengdu circulates, you may enter a strip the main street and small alley which connects by the innumerable central courtyards; Wants to understand the village small town plain, the tranquil natural scenery, you may arrive the Shuangliu yellow Longxi Guzhen, there ancient street,, the ancient temple, the ancient amphibious wharf, the ancient battlefield, the ancient construction, the classical Chinese literature merge into one organic whole, or "township of the Chinese procession of lanterns or torches"; Wants to observe the play, you may march into the theater to appreciate the Sichuan play, to listen to that tactful and pleasing to hear high-pitched tunes, looked that unpredictable "turns hostile", "spits the fire" and so on the Sichuan opera unique skill performance; Wants to judge tea, you may to a each style teahouse, the teahouse. The Sichuan teahouse special atmosphere, the covered teacup tea set and excellent mixes the tea technique, can enable you to feel the thick Chengdu tea culture the breath; Wants to eat the Sichuan cuisine, Chengdu is the orthodox school Sichuan cuisine birthplace, the Sichuan-style restaurant proliferates the whole city, the famous teacher gathers together, savors the orthodox school; Wants to eat the snack, the Chengdu snack "renowned at home and abroad, the variety is many. The color fresh taste is good, excellent in quality and reasonable in price, the Dan Dan noodles, the clock boiled dumplings, the dragon won ton, Lai Tangyuan, the Han steamed stuffed bun, the husbands and wives lung piece and so on all is Chengdu "the snack" tradition, but the recent years rose "the hot pot" to catch up, were fashionable for a time. In brief a speech, "eats in Chengdu, plays in Chengdu, swims in Chengdu" has become the traveling amateur's mutual recognition.

　　The friends, in the last few years, the Chengdu tourism obtained the considerable development. Specially what is worth mentioning west the big development, causes the Chengdu tourism the prospects for development to be broader. Chengdu by the richer traveling product, the better traveling environment, the higher quality traveling service, will greet the motherland and the world each place friends arrival, we believed everybody travel of the Chengdu certainly will be able to obtain complete and the happy feeling.

　　Thanks everybody

　　三：

　　Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province and an important industrial, commercial and financial city in southwestern China.

　　Located in one if the country's richest agricultural plains,Chengdu has 12,390sq.km. By rail,Chengdu is 2,048 km from Beijing and slightly over 2 hours by air of Beijing. Itcan also be reached by a less than 20 hours train rides with about 250 Km of tunnels. Chengdu has direct domestic and interna flights from elsewhere in China,Hong Kong and some neibouring countries. With an altitude of 500 meters, it has a temperate climate and abudant rainfall in summer. The population of Chengdu is about 9.60 million-divided among 8 districts,4 outlyihg cities and 8 counties. About 1.4 million people reside in the city center.

　　chengdu has a history of over 2000 years. century BC,the king of Shu moved his capital to this site.At first Chengdu Was only a county center. The second year it turnek into a metropolis.It developed so fast that the city received the literally meant "becoming a capital". During the Western Han Dynasty***206BC~23AD***,the brocade weaving and trade brought so much prosperity to the local area that the government set up a special office in the Southwest of the city to manage brocade weaving and trade business .The city became Known as Jincheng ***the Brocade City*** afterwards.Another mane was given to Chengdu duringthe five Dynasties Period***907-960***when Meng Chang ***孟昶***,emperor of the Later Shu State was in power .The emperor loved hibiscus very much ,and he had those flowers planted atop the city wall.The hibiscus in blossom made chengdu colorful for miles around .So Chengdu had another name called Furong Cheng ***the Hibiscus City*** .

　　Dated back to the Qin and Han Dynasties,Chengdu was alresdy one of the five top industrial du was already one of the five top industrial and commercial cities.In theTang Dynasty Chengdu was as prosperous as Yangzhou***揚州***,a big city located in the south of China. In the Nouthern Song veloped with several huge markets inside the city.Chengdu even had night markets and particular centers ,which had exclusive sales of certain commodities.

　　Traditionally Chengdu has long been well-known for its many ware,silver artistry ,pottery,bamboo ware,silk weaving,cade are regarded as one of the top four fine silks in china.Near the Du Fu Cottage is a famous embroidery factory where skilled workers stitch out with their meedles silk paintings.the elegant designs are perfect to view from both sides of the fabric.In some other workshops,artisans at work carve intricate and elaborate objects of ivory and jade ,design precious silver articles,and weave bamboo into useful and beautiful pieces .these workshops are nowadays a part of the tourist circuit as China opens up to the outside world.

　　Chengdu was one of the birthplaces of the an-Weng***文翁***,head of the prefecture of Shu started centuries saw the cultural development by contribuXiangru***司馬相如***，Li Bai,Su Shi *** 蘇軾***who them and in return their excellent literature works enabled the local culture to advance.

　　Chengdu is pleasantly laid out with broad streets and many public parks .Howevey,some older parts of the city still have marrow streets and sculptured wooden houses.Chengdu has many places of interests to see .The highlights for visitors are DuFu's Thatched Cottage,the temple of Marquis wu,Dujiang lrrigation Project and Precious Light Monastery.Besides,local restaurants serve sichuan cuisine,which is as famous as Cantonese food .Not all of the Sichuan food is spicy-hot .Flower pedals and herbs are used in such specialties as "fired lotus flower","governor's chicken"and "smoked duck with tea fragrance".

　　Chengdu is advancing in all fields .It attracts friends and visitors both at home and abroad.