Sichuan Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Sichuan Province 四川省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	四川省 (Sìchuān Shěng)
• Abbreviation	SC / 川 or 蜀 (pinyin: Chuān or Shǔ Sichuanese: Cuan¹ or Su²)
• Sichuanese	Si⁴cuan¹ Sen³
Views within Jiuzhaigou
Map showing the location of Sichuan Province
Named for	Short for 川峡四路 Chuānxiá sì-lù literally "The Four Circuits of the Plains and Gorges", referring to the four circuits during the Song dynasty
Capital (and largest city)	Chengdu
Divisions	21 prefectures, 181 counties, 5011 townships
Area
• Total	485,000 km² (187,000 sq mi)
Area rank	5th
Highest elevation	7,556 m (24,790 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	81,100,000
• Rank	4th
• Density	167.22/km² (433.1/sq mi)
• Density rank	22nd
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 95% Yi – 2.6% Tibetan – 1.5% Qiang – 0.4% Others - 0.5%
• Languages and dialects	Southwestern Mandarin (Sichuanese dialects), Khams Tibetan, Hakka Chinese
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC
GDP (2017)	CNY 3.70 trillion USD 547.71 billion (6th)
• per capita	CNY 44,651 USD 6,613 (22nd)
HDI (2016)	0.72 (high) (23rd)

Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sì Chuān) is a province in western China with its capital at Chengdu. It is also informally called 蜀 (pinyin: Shǔ). Its Governor is Wei Hong and its CPC Ctte Secretary is Wang Dongming. With a population of 87,250,000 (2006), Sichuan is the third most populated administrative division of China. Sichuan used to be the province with the most people in China before Chongqing was separated from it, making Henan the most populous. However, when including migrants, Guangdong has more people than Henan.

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- Language
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- Universities
Tourism
Notable Sichuanese people
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Name

The name 四川 (pinyin: Sì Chuān) is an abbreviation of 四川路 (pinyin: Sì Chuān Lù, translated as "Four circuits/subdivisions of rivers"), which is itself shortened from 川峡四路 (pinyin: Chuān Xiá Sì Lù, translated as "Four circuits of rivers and gorges").

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within Sichuan, including both prefecture-level cities and autonomous prefectures:

Chengdu
Mianyang
Deyang
Yibin
Panzhihua
Leshan
Nanchong
Zigong
Luzhou
Neijiang
Guangyuan
Suining
Ziyang
Guang'an
Ya'an
Meishan
Dazhou
Bazhong
Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

People

A pavilion of the Shangqing Temple (Taoist) in Qingchengshan, Chengdu.

Hot pot in Mala style

Dandan noodles

Most people living in Sichuan are Han Chinese. There are also Tibetans, Yi people, Qiang and Naxi in the western side.

Culture

The Li Bai Memorial (located at his birthplace, Zhongba Town of northern Jiangyou County) is a museum in memory of the Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai. It was prepared in 1962 on the occasion of 1,200th anniversary of his death, completed in 1981 and opened to the public in October 1982. The memorial is built in the style of the classic garden of the Tang Dynasty.

Music

Sichuan has a long history of folk and classical music. Sichuan opera is an ancient tradition that very is well-known. The Sichuan lantern drama is popular in Sichuan. The Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu is one of the oldest of musical education in China, having been established in 1939.

There is also religious music in Sichuan, played by Taoist priests in their temples.

Traditional Sichuan folk music is usually played with instruments such as the bamboo flute, pan and cymbals, gong and horn.

Food

Sichuan cuisine has an international reputation for being hot and numbing (Chinese: 麻辣), because of the common ingredient of the Sichuan peppercorn (Chinese: 花椒).

Some well-known Sichuan dishes include Kung Pao chicken (Chinese: 宮保雞丁; pinyin: Gōng Bǎo Jī Dīng) and Twice Cooked Pork (Chinese: 回鍋肉; pinyin: Huí Guō Ròu).

Language

Most dialects of the Chinese language spoken in Sichuan, including the Chengdu dialect, are similar to the dialects of neighbouring provinces Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing Municipality.

Sports

Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese Football Association Super League
- Chengdu Blades
Chinese Volleyball League
- Sichuan Volleyball Team
China Table Tennis Super League
- Sichuan Quan-Xing Table-Tennis Team

Universities

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (Chengdu)
Sichuan University (Chengdu)
Southwest Jiaotong University (Chengdu)
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu)
Southwest University of Science and Technology (Mianyang)

Tourism

UNESCO World Heritage Sites include:

Dazu Rock Carvings - officially part of Chongqing Municipality, not Sichuan
Huanglong, Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Mount Emei, Scenic Area
- Leshan Giant Buddha, Scenic Area
Mount Qincheng and Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

Notable Sichuanese people

Images for kids

Bronze head from Sanxingdui, dating from the Shu kingdom
Golden Sun Bird from Jinsha site
A stone-carved gate pillar, or que, 6 metres (20 ft) in total height, located at the tomb of Gao Yi in Ya'an, Sichuan, built during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
Warlords in China around 194; Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province meant he seized the positions of Liu Biao and Zhang Lu eventually
The Leshan Giant Buddha, built during the latter half of the Tang dynasty (618–907).
Japanese bombers bombing a Chinese road in Sichuan during WW2
Giant pandas eating bamboo in Chengdu, Sichuan
IFS Chengdu Mall Entrance
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in Chengdu
Nijia Qiao, South Renmin Road, Chengdu
Sichuan–Tibet Highway passes by Lake Kasa in Luhuo County.
The Yi are the largest ethnic minority group in Sichuan.
Typical vernacular house in Sichuan
Extent of present-day Sichuanese language
Sichuan Education Department
Larix potaninii in autumn colour.
Garzê Prefecture
Zitong County
Linpan in Chengdu Plain is a well-known landmark in Chengdu Plain, Sichuan.
View of the Temple of the Yellow Dragon (Chinese Buddhism) in Huanglong.
Statues of buddhas at Litang Monastery of the Tibetan tradition.
Golden Temple of Mount Emei (Chinese Buddhism).
Baba Temple [zh], a Chinese Sufi mosque in Langzhong.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chengdu [es] (Roman Catholic)
St John's Cathedral, Langzhong (Anglican)
Kung Pao chicken, one of the best known dishes of Sichuan cuisine
Mapo doufu
Dandan noodles
Mixed sauce noodles (杂酱面)
Jiuzhaigou
Yading
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Waterfalls at Mount Qincheng
Bipenggou Valley
Mount Siguniang Scenic Area
Hailuogou Glacier
Dujiangyan irrigation system
Mount Emei

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