Natural wealth and business savvy helps Chengdu shine
By SONG MENGXING |
CHINA DAILY |
Updated: 2023-07-29 09:07
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A general introduction
Chengdu is a city with a profound civilization of about 4,500 years and an urban history of some 2,300 years. Located to the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in the west of the Sichuan Basin, Chengdu can see snow-capped mountains more than 5,000 meters high.
Chengdu is the city with the largest altitude drop — 5,005 meters — in the world. Its highest elevation is situated on Daxuetang, Dayi county, at an altitude of 5,364 meters; the lowest is in Jianyang city, at an altitude of 359 meters.
