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As meng chang ,the king of the shu state ,ordered that the hibiscus planted along the city wall ,which made the forty kilometers of the wall as beautiful as brocade ,Chengdu was known as “the city of hibiscus .”Nowadays , Chengdu as a metropolitan in the western region is famous for its booming economy .In fact ,its glory could be traced back long ago .as early as western han dynasty ,Chengdu with the population of 350000 was listed as one of the most flourishing cities together with luoyang linzi handan yuan .It was in tang dynasty that yanghzou was the most prosperous city while Chengdu was in the second place .At that time , the long famed brocade in Chengdu was booming with the developed economy together with paper ,silk, porcelain and the lacquer ware production.In 1023 Ad in the song dynasty , a special administration was set in Chengdu to regulate jiaozi the earliest currency issued in china .when Marco polo ,an Italian businessman , arrived in Chengdu in yuan dynasty ,he was deeply impressed by the prosperity and richness, which had been described vividly in his book ,travels.
With its flourishing economy , talented scholars were born in Chengdu area . Sima xiangru and Yang xiong were the most prominent scholars in the han dynasty . IN the following dynasty ,many of the talents either were native of Chengdu or had certain romance with Chengdu city .That all poets under heaven came to Chengdu was the slogan at the tang dynasty .Li bai ,dufu, and xuetao ,shushi and luyou just named a few .And zhangdaqian ,xu beihong ,guo moruo and marshal chengyi were the proud of Chengdu city .
Chengdu is proud of its cultural background and scenic beauties .we can see a clear history with all the sites and evidence that exists. On the vast and fertile Chengdu plain ,There are many historic remains that reveals the past of this city .Sangxingdui museum displays the ancient city ,ancient kingdom, and ancient shu ,which is considered as one of the ten most valuable discoveries in china . The Jinsha ruin is anther important remain that has been discovered in recent years .The Dujiangyan irrigation system built about 2000 years age contributes to the fertile land and agricultural wealth of Chengdu . In Chengdu city , we can visit the royal tomb of wangjian ,the wuhou temple ,the dufu’thatched cottage ,the river viewing pavilion park ,and qingyang temple .
Around Chengdu sity ,there are many beautiful and impressive natural scenery sports .Such as Mt Emei , Mt Qingcheng ,Mt xilingxueshan Etc .Those are the best choices to smell the fresh air.
The famous cultural city ,Chengdu ,is not only known for her history of more than 2300 years ,but also noted for its leisure life style .Chengdu portrays itself as the eden of the east ,for it is associated with leisure affluence and romance ,just like the orifinal garden of eden of biblical reputation ,leisure is definitely the true color of the city.
On a fine day , one can go to a plain tea house ,find a bamboo chair ,lie on it in the most comfortable position and order a cup of tea .You can half a dozen newspapers and flip through the pages as you like .You might doze off in all the comfort .You might slop tea while watching tea art or various performances ,such as the breathing of fire or acrobatics.The leisure and idleness of Chengdu is also reflected in various local snacks .The snacks are delicious yet inexpensive ,and a food break is a good way to kill time .After dusk in the summer, the native like to go out to sit on the dikes of the funan river to drink beer ,eat snacks ,and enjoy the slow pace of life.
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