After the completion of Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, the good weather in Chengdu Plain has greatly increased the grain output. By the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu's position as a land of abundance had been consolidated. This is the first time in history that "Qin" and "Shu" are compared, and the status of Shu has been established, so Chengdu replaced the crown of "Land of Abundance" in Guanzhong and obtained the patent right of "Land of Abundance".
Origin of the name: In the fourth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (100 1), Xia Chuan Road in the present Sichuan Basin was divided into Yizhou Road, Zizhou Road, Lizhou Road and Kuizhou Road, which were collectively called "Xia Chuan No.4 Road" or "Sichuan Road". In the meantime, there were also official posts such as Sichuan Zhi Zhi Ambassador and Sichuan Fu Xuan Ambassador, which were later called "Sichuan", hence the name Sichuan.
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With a total area of 486,000 square kilometers, Sichuan Province governs 18 prefecture-level cities and 3 autonomous prefectures, including 54 municipal districts, 7 county-level cities 108 counties and 4 autonomous counties. By the end of 2065,438+07, the permanent population was 83.02 million. Sichuan has the second largest Tibetan area in China, the largest Yi inhabited area and the only Qiang inhabited area. The landform of Sichuan is mainly mountainous, and there are four types of landforms: mountainous, hilly, plain and plateau. It is to undertake. South China and Central China, connecting southwest and northwest, and communicating with Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, are important meeting points and transportation corridors.
Sichuan has proven reserves of mineral resources 132 species, accounting for 70% of the total national resources, and is a major resource and energy province in China. The proven natural gas reserves in Sichuan oil and gas fields exceed 3.8 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country, and it is the starting point of Sichuan gas transmission to the east. Sichuan is known as "Land of Abundance" because of its fertile land, rich products, rich resources and beautiful scenery.
Sichuan has 1 World Cultural Heritage, 3 World Natural Heritage, 1 World Cultural and Natural Heritage and 1 World Irrigation Project Heritage. National 5A tourist attractions 12, 4A tourist attractions185; China is the best tourist city 1 each, China is an excellent tourist city1each, there are 8 famous historical and cultural cities in China, and there are 230 national key cultural relics protection units. Sichuan will implement the "Green Sichuan" tourism action plan and build an important tourist destination in the world.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Sichuan