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The origin of Chengdu place names
As for the origin of a famous Chengdu, according to Taiping Universe, it is borrowed from the historical process of establishing the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty. King Zhou moved the capital to Qi, lived there for one year, became a city in two years, and became the capital of Shu in three years. The pronunciation of Chengdu in Shu dialect is the capital of Shu. The winner never dies. Chengdu means the capital of Shu, or the last capital.

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Chengdu, referred to as Rongcheng and Jincheng for short, is the capital of Sichuan Province, the only sub-provincial city in southwest China, a mega-city, an important national high-tech industrial base, commercial logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub, and an important central city in western China.

Chengdu is located in the west of Sichuan Basin and the hinterland of Chengdu Plain, with flat terrain, vertical and horizontal river networks, rich products and developed agriculture. It belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate and enjoys the reputation of "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. It is the fourth largest aviation hub in China, with the largest number of consular offices in inland areas; As an important electronic information industry base in the world, it has 30 national scientific research institutions, 67 national R&D platforms and 56 universities with about 3.89 million talents. 28 of the world's top 500 enterprises1home.

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Chengdu _ Baidu encyclopedia