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Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan and the home to the adorable pandas, is located on the fertile Chengdu Plain. The populous city has still been ranked as China's 4th-most livable city with its remarkable amount of green space and locals’ laid-back life attitude.
- Air quality: ★★★★☆
- Foreigner-friendly degree: ★★★★☆
- Public security degree: ★★★★☆
- Hygienic degree: ★★★★☆
- Traffic jam degree: ★★★☆☆
- Internationalization level: ★★★★☆
- Consumption level: ★★★★☆
- Language: Mandarin, Southwestern mandarin
- Best traveling season: Mar. to Jun., Sep. to Nov.
- Tourist resources: landscape, culture, historic relics
- Airport to downtown: 16 km
- Demographics: Han (99.46%), minority groups (0.54%)
- Key words: spicy, hot, hotpot, scenic, panda, teahouse, street foods, leisure, poet, dynamic, Chuan opera.
Local Delicacies: Poached Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil (Shuizhu Niurou水煮牛肉), Shredded Chicken (Bangbangji棒棒鸡), Mapo Tofu (Mapo Doufu麻婆豆腐), Kung Pao Chicken (Gongbao Jiding宫保鸡丁), Cold Noodles with Chicken Shreds (Jisi Liangmian鸡丝凉面), Spicy Hot Bean Curd Pudding (Mala Douhua麻辣豆花), Sliced Meat with Crispy Rice (Guoba Roupian锅巴肉片), Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce (Fuqi Feipian夫妻肺片), Sichuan Pickle (Sichuan Paocai四川泡菜), Longchaoshou Wonton (Longchaoshou Huntun龙抄手馄饨), Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce (Yuxiang Rousi鱼香肉丝), Sichuan Noodle (Dandan Mian担担面), Chuanbei Agar-agar Jelly (Chuanbei Liangfen川北凉粉).
Local Specialities: Bamboo over Porcelain (Citai Zhubian瓷胎竹编), Bamboo Woven (Zhubian竹编), Gold and Silver Article (Jinyin Zhipin金银制品), Erjingtiao Chili (Erjingtiao Lajiao二荆条辣椒), Pi County Watercress (Pixian Douban郫县豆瓣), Emei Mountain Tea (Emeishan Cha峨眉山茶), Wu Liang Ye Liquor (Wuliangye五粮液), Luzhou Laojiao Liquor (Luzhou Laojiao泸州老窖), Sichuan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong川芎), Sichuan Fritillary Bulb(Chuanbeimu川贝母), Sichuan Brocade (Shujin蜀锦), Sichuan Embroidery (Shuxiu蜀绣), Qingcheng Silk Rug (Qingcheng Sitan青城丝毯), Old Sichuan Beef Jerky (Laosichuan Dengying Niurougan老四川灯影牛肉干).
