Chengdu, capital of Sichuan
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Chengdu, with three million inhabitants and other three in the suburbs is the capital of the Province of Sichuan. Founded 2.500 years ago by the King of Shu, during the epoch of the Fighting Kingdoms, it has been since then the political, economic and cultural center of Sichuan and of the whole south-west of China. During the dynasty They Have in the city a flourishing brocades production was happening, what it took the name of "City of Brocades", during the dynasty Song numerous hibiscuses stood firm, what did that it was known like "City of Hibiscuses". At present it is a clean and green city, which surprises the traveler for his modern quarters and disappoints him for the scarce number of ancient constructions that can be discovered between them.
Monastery Wenshu
Constructed during the dynasty Tang, the center is the best preserved Buddhist of Chengdu and the only monument that really is worth taking the trouble him to go to visit. A temple centred on the cult more that in the tourism, it always has a good number of believers realizing his religious activities. During the holidays Buddhists it is the most animated. It has also some pavilions with very interesting bas-reliefs. Considering his intense activity, around him there forms a curious ambience of pilgrims, beggars and sellers.
Temple of Wuhou
His name would be translated like Temple of the Military Genius. And in fact it was constructed in the VIth century in honor of Zhuge Liang, a famous strategist who lived in the epoch of the Fighting Kingdoms, which exploits were mythologized in the famous novel "History of Three Kingdoms". At the beginning of the dynasty Ming there annexed the Temple Han Zhaolie, where there was the grave of the emperor Liu Bei, who was a master of Zhuge Liang in the real history and who since then has turned into the principal attraction of the enclosure.
Hut of Du Fu
Along with the river Wenhua. This famous poet of the dynasty Tang lived possibly in this place, but certainly not in the hut that is visited. Constructed in the dynasty Song it is fundamentally a commemorative room, although some of the most fervent admirers of the poet, consider it to be a temple.
Pavilion that Looks at the Rio
In the right shore of the river Jinjiang, it was constructed at the end of the dynasty Ming. And they emphasize his different varieties of bambúes and his small towers in the shape of pagodas. It has a good exhibition of bonsais.
Grave of General Wang Jian
Wang Jian was the general who proclaimed the last kingdom independent from Sichuan in the year 907. It was the already mentioned Kingdom of Shu. In this enclosure there is exhibited a good collection of the objects dug up in his grave.
The most interesting thing, nevertheless, there are 24 musicians' statues touching different instruments that surround the principal construction. It is the best description of the music of the dynasty Tang that has come until our days.
Museum of the University of Sichuan
It is the most important museum of the province. With important collections on the Tibet and on the ethnology of the national minorities of the Province of Sichuan.
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