Chengdu

Chengdu ({{zh-cpw |c=成都 |p=Chéngdū |w=Ch'eng-tu}}) 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.

Alias

• The Brocade City (Jǐn Chéng, 锦城)
• : In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC- AD 23), brocade produced in Chengdu enjoyed great popularity among the royal and elite class in China. Emperor installed Jin-Guan (an official in charge of brocade production) to oversee brocade production in Chengdu. Since then, Chengdu has been called "Jin-Guan Cheng" (Brocade Official's City), or in its short form, "Jin Cheng" (Brocade city).
• The City of Hibiscus (Róng Chéng, 蓉城)
• : In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960), Mengchang, the king of the Later Shu Kingdom, ordered the planting of hibiscus on the fortress wall surrounding the city. After this, Chengdu started being referred as the City of Hibiscus. Nowadays, the hibiscus is still the city flower of Chengdu.