Chengdu_Plain

Chengdu Plain

Chengdu Plain

Alluvial plain in the Sichuan Basin


The Chengdu Plain (Chinese: 成都平原; pinyin: Chéngdū Píngyuán), referred to in Sichuanese as Western Sichuan Plain (Chinese: 川西坝子; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan1xi1 Ba4zi3), is an alluvial plain located in the western part of the Sichuan Basin[1] in southwestern China. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, is located at the center of it.[2]

Rural landscape of the Chengdu plain

The plain has fertile soil and a favorable climate for rice cultivation, giving it importance in agriculture.[3]

See also


References

  1. Bridges, E. M. (1990). World Geomorphology. Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-52-128965-8.
  2. "Chengdu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

30°28.1′N 103°53.9′E


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