Chengdu, the largest aviation hub in inland China and 4th largest nationwide, is open to air traffic with 160 cities with 106 international and regional direct passenger air routes and 9 direct cargo air connections reaching Paris.
Chengdu is also a haven for investors as it was defined by the State Council as trade, logistic, financial and science center, transport and communication hub in Western China. It's also one of China's most important high-tech industrial bases, modern manufacturing, services and agricultural bases.
Thousands of years ago, a king of the ancient Shu Kingdom established his capital in the center of Sichuan plain and named it Chengdu.
Nowadays, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province, which is 14 thousand square kilometers in size and has a population of 21 million. It's the technological, commercial, trading, financial and transportation center. Chengdu is described as "Ancient Shu Culture", "Sichuan Scenery", "Culture of Three Kingdoms", "Panda Protection", "Chengdu Delicacies" by visitors from all over the world.
