Local Information

DASC-09 is to be held in Chengdu, which is situated in the middle of Sichuan Province , the West Sichuan Plain. The annual average temperature is around 16.4 degree. You can refer to the website http://www.toptrip.cc/destination/province/sichuan.htm for more details.

Chengdu is a paradise for food-lovers. As is known, Si Chuan Cuisine is one of four the best well-known Chinese cuisines. According to current statistical figures, there are 4000 different kinds of dishes in Si Chuan Cuisine and 300 of them are well-known ones. Si Chuan dishes can be summed up as "fine ingredients, refined combinations, skilled cooking and varied tastes", which emphasizes "taste", particularly "Ma" (Spicy) and "La" (Hot). Famous Chuan dishes include steamed jiangtuan, guoba squid, pocket bean curd, duck made with zhangcha, hot bean curd, duck stuffed with bean mud, fried chicken blood, etc.

Chengdu is also a shopping paradise where various shopping centers can be found. As Chengdu is a famous cultural and historical city of China, different from department stores in general, shopping centers here also sell Chinese herbal medicines, antiques, classic books, handcrafts etc. In particular, "Buxing Jie" is a recommended street with different kinds of shops there. Goods here have been appraised by experts. In Songxianqiao Art City one can find antiques paintings, coins and handcrafts, etc.

Scenery Spots around Chengdu include:

Jiuzhai Gou

Jiuzhaigou is recognized by the UN as one of the greatest natural legacies in the world. It is located in the Nanping county of Aba province which lies 450 kilomiles away from Chengdu. With the total area of over 72,000 hectares, it is named as JiuZhaigou because there were 9 "Zang" (a Chinese clan) stockaded villages. The tourist spot is divided into 5 scenic areas including Baojing Rock, Shuzheng, Rizi, Jian Rock, Chang Sea and ZhaYu. Most of the spots are found within the 3 main Y-shaped gaps. Besides, there are more than 100 highland lakes scattered like a terraced field. The turquoise water is clear and fresh. In particular, Jiuzhaigou's KeSiTe image, the magnificent waterfall and fountain are attractive sites. Jiuzhaigou is known as "kingdom of fairy tale".

SanXing Dui

SanXing Dui Ancient City is the eldest and largest Shu ancient city found in China. In 1986, two enormous altars from the Shang dynasty, the top copper statue of the world¡ªbronze human figures and a gold masks were found. SanXing Dui ancient city is a top attraction and is regarded as one of the biggest business cities in ancient China.

Chengdu Panda Breeding Area

The area is an outdoor breeding where pandas of all ages, as well as black neck cranes, white cranes, etc are bred. They enjoy the peaceful ecological environment tailor-made for them.

Emei Mountain

Emei Mountain is also recognized by the UN as one of the greatest legacies of ancient culture and natural landscape. It is situated 160 kilometers away from the southwest Chengdu. The mountain extends more than 200 kilometers and the epic reaches 3099 meters above the sea level. Tourists can reach 3077m above the sea level. It was said that there is an old man called Old Pu in the 6th Wing Ping year of the King Ming in East Han Dynasty. One day, he saw a magic deer so he followed it to the Golden Top. The deer disappeared suddenly. Old Pu asked Bao Zhang, a monk, about it. The monk told him that Puxian Buddha has changed into a deer. Since then, Old Pu became a monk and worshipped Puxian Buddha. In Emei Mountain its features are craggy, the cliffs are layered and the trees are a lush green, and that is why there is a Chinese saying that "Emei is the most graceful place in the world".

Wu Hou Temple

Wu Hou Temple was built in commemoration of Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. In the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was merged with the Chao Lie Temple in commemoration of Liu Bei. The temple displays the suppleness of the Chinese garden. There are numerous historical relics like horizontal cribbed boards, couplets, inscribed tablets, penmanship, furnaces, Chinese tripods, etc. The San Jui (Three-Bests) horizontal inscribed board, Zhuge Liang's Lung Gun couplets, Chu Si Biao and the tomb of Liu Bei are the most famous one.