Chengdu

Chengdu () is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city, located in southwest China, and bordering Tibet. Its exact location is between 102?54′ – 104?53′ east longitude and 30?5′ – 31?26′ north latitude.

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Chengdu has an area of 12,300 km?. The GDP per capita was ?20625 (ca. US$2503) in 2004, ranked no. 52 among 659 Chinese cities.

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There were close to 200 long-term foreign residents (not including Chinese from Hong Kong or Taiwan) living in the city in late 2004 according to unofficial US Consultate estimates.

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The city is a political and economic center of southwest China. It is famous for its numerous hot pot restaurants and teahouses, which can be found on many street corners.

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Sichuan: Sichuan (; obsolete romanizations include Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu....

Province: This article is about political regions. See geologic province for geological meanings....

Sub-provincial city: A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or vice-provincial city, in the People's Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law. The mayor of a sub-provincial city is equal in status ...