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| − | '''Sichuan''' ( | + | '''Sichuan''' ([[Chinese]]: 四川; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Síchuăn; [[Wade-Giles]]: Szechuan) is the most heavily populated province of [[China]], located in the west of the country in a relatively isolated region separated by mountains and the [[Yangtse Gorges]] from the lower Yangtse valley. Sichuan has a population of 82,343,000 (2000 population), and an area of 487,000 square kilometres. Until 1997 the municipality of [[Chongqing]], with a population of 31 million, also formed part of Sichuan. |
The capital is [[Chengdu]]. | The capital is [[Chengdu]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:20, March 23, 2011
Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; Hanyu pinyin: Síchuăn; Wade-Giles: Szechuan) is the most heavily populated province of China, located in the west of the country in a relatively isolated region separated by mountains and the Yangtse Gorges from the lower Yangtse valley. Sichuan has a population of 82,343,000 (2000 population), and an area of 487,000 square kilometres. Until 1997 the municipality of Chongqing, with a population of 31 million, also formed part of Sichuan.
The capital is Chengdu.
Sichuan is widely known throughout the world for its distinctive, hot cuisine.