Sichuan, referred to as "Sichuan" or "Shu" for short, is the capital of Chengdu, located in the southwest hinterland of Chinese mainland. It has been known as the "land of abundance" since ancient times, and is the gateway to western China and the hometown of giant pandas. Sichuan borders Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces and cities. The eastern part of Sichuan is the parallel mountains and valleys in eastern Sichuan and the hills in the middle of Sichuan, the central part is the Chengdu Plain and the western part is the western Sichuan Plateau.
Sichuan is an important economic, industrial, agricultural, military, tourism and cultural province in China. In 1993, Chengdu, the provincial capital, was identified by the State Council as the center of science and technology, commerce and finance, and the hub of transportation and communication in southwest China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the fourth largest airport in China.