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Chengdu
Chengdu or Chengtu, city (1994 est. pop. 1,932,800), capital of Sichuan prov., SW China, on the Min River. It is a port and the commercial center of the Chengdu plain, the main farming area of Sichuan. Its irrigation system dates back to the 2d cent. BC A transportation hub, it is the rail center for SE China. Products include textiles, processed foods, chemicals, machinery, railway equipment, aluminum, electronics, and paper. High-grade iron ore is mined at nearby Lugu. Chengdu, an old walled city, was in existence during the Ch'un-ch'iu period (770-475 BC). It was the capital of the Shu Han dynasty (3d cent. AD) and one of the earliest (9th cent. AD) printing centers in China. A cultural seat since ancient times, it is commonly called "little Beijing." Its numerous institutions of higher learning include Sichuan Univ., Chengdu Technical Univ., and two medical colleges. The cottage where Tu Fu wrote his poetry (8th cent.) was restored in 1955. |
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Chengdu
Chengdu, Sichuan/China Yizhou, Jinguan Cheng, Fu/Furong ‘Great Capital (City)’. The founder, in the 3rd century bc, is said to have claimed that in one year the site would become a city and in two years it would become a great city from chéng ‘to become’ and dū ‘great city’ or ‘capital’. Jinguan Cheng meant ‘Official Brocade City’ from jĭn ‘brocade’, guān ‘official’ because the government silk bureau was established here during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), and chéng ‘city’. It was also called Fu or Furong at one time from fúróng ‘hibiscus’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Chengdu." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Chengdu." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Chengdu.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Chengdu." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Chengdu.html |
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