7.19 Chengdu

7-19麦克风 Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is located in Southwestern China. It is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with a jurisdiction area of 12,000 km2 and a population of more than 14 million. Chengdu’s history can be traced back to nearly 3000 years ago. Chengdu of today has made achievements that have attracted the world’s attention. Famous for “Heart of the West”, Chengdu has drawn investment from more than half of the world’s top 500 enterprises. In Chengdu, there are 10 foreign consular agencies. And Forbes Magazine appraised Chengdu as “the first place of the world’s fastest-growing cities in the next 10 years.” Chengdu is classical Chinese in modern China, a place of modern and tradition side by side. Times magazine even employed “China’s China” to modify Chengdu. 四川省的省会——成都，坐落在中国西南部。位于长江上游地区，拥有12000km2的管辖面积，人口超过1400万。成都的历史可以追溯到大概3000年前。 如今的成都已经取得了举世瞩目的成就。堪称“西部之心”的成都吸引了“世界500强”中过半企业的投资。并且，在成都设有10所外国领事办事处。《福布斯》曾评定成都为“未来10年世界上发展最快的城市的第一地”。现代中国的成都有着古典的中国文化底蕴，摩登与传统并存。《时代》周刊甚至用“最中国”来形容成都。