Chengdu, abbreviated as "Rong", also known as Rongcheng and Jincheng, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, the capital of the province, a sub-provincial city, a mega-city, a national central city, and a culinary capital, located in southwest China, the western part of the Sichuan Basin, and the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain, with a subtropical monsoon humid climate, and the city covers a total area of 14,335 square kilometers. As of December 2022, the city has 12 municipal districts, 3 counties, and 5 county-level cities under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, Chengdu had a resident population of 21.268 million.
Chengdu is a national important high-tech industry base, trade and logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub, an important central city in the western region, an important electronic information industry base, the core city of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle, a regional economic center, a science and technology center, a world cultural city and an international gateway hub, a scientific and technological center, a trade center, a financial center, and a transportation and communication hub in southwest China, and the western battlefield of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Chengdu is also the western war zone of the People's Liberation Army, and the host of the 31st World University Summer Games.
Chengdu has been known as the "Land of Heavenly Capital" since ancient times, and is one of the first batch of national famous historical and cultural cities, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, and the best tourist city in China. The Jinsha Ruins in its territory have a history of 3,000 years, and was named Chengdu by Shun, who said, "One year to become a gathering, two years to become a euphony, and three years to become a Chengdu"; the regimes of Shu Han, Cheng Han, the former Shu, and the latter Shu have successively set up their capitals in the city; and it has always been the seat of the states, counties, and counties of the various dynasties. It has been one of the five major metropolises in China during the Han Dynasty, one of the most developed industrial and commercial cities in China during the Tang Dynasty, known as "Yang Yi Yi Er", and the birth of the world's first banknote in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jiaodongzi.
In 2023, Chengdu realized a GDP of 2207.47 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year at comparable prices. By industry, the added value of primary industry was 59.49 billion yuan, up 3.0%; the added value of secondary industry was 637.09 billion yuan, up 3.0%; and the added value of tertiary industry was 1,510.90 billion yuan, up 7.5%.
