Overview of Tourist Attractions in Sichuan Province Sichuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and is the most populous province in China. It enjoys a land of abundance. Since ancient times, human and natural resources have been extremely rich. Because this area was under the jurisdiction of Shu in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was called Shu for short. It is located in the southwest of China and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Chengdu is the capital of the Han, Yi, Tibetan, Hui and Qiang nationalities, and it is one of the historical and cultural ancient cities in China. It is also called the abbreviation of Furong City and Land of Abundance. Sichuan includes five geomorphic units: Sichuan Basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Hengduan Mountain Range, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Qinba Mountain Area. The landform types are complex and diverse, characterized by mountains and plateaus. The terrain of Sichuan is high in the west and low in the east, with plateau mountains in the west and basins in the east. The western part of Sichuan is called the western Sichuan Plateau, with an altitude of 4000-4900 meters, and the eastern part is the Sichuan Basin, with an altitude of 250-750 meters. The long geological evolution has condensed into such famous tourist attractions as Jiuzhaigou, Yaochi, Shenxianchi, Huanglong, Siguniang Mountain in the eastern Alps, Hailuogou, a low-altitude glacier, the mysterious Heizhugou in Bermuda, the beautiful Shangri-La Rice City, Aden and so on. Sichuan has three world natural and cultural heritages: Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Emei Mountain-Leshan Giant Buddha, nine national scenic spots in southern Sichuan, such as Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain and Zhuhai,1/kloc-0 national forest parks, 40 nature reserves and 44 provincial-level scenic spots, ranging from plateaus, alpine canyons to basins, hilly plains, rivers and lakes to hot spring waterfalls, and from karst landforms. Ertan Hydropower Station in Panzhihua is the largest hydropower station in China at present, and Ertan Reservoir, the largest artificial lake in Sichuan, has become an excellent place for water tourism. Tuojiang River, also known as Waijiang River and Zhongjiang River, mainly flows through the hilly area of the basin and is one of the most concentrated areas of ancient Shu culture. There are Sanxingdui Site in Guanghan, Han Shu Site in the Three Kingdoms near Chengdu, Zizhong Ancient City, Zigong Dinosaur Site, Du Yan Site and other tourist attractions. Jialing River was called Langshui and Yushui in ancient times, with Bailong River and Western Han River in the upper reaches. Bailong River originated in langmusi, ruoergai county, Sichuan, and the water in the Western Han Dynasty originated in Lueyang, Qinling. Below these two rivers is called Jialing River. There are nearly a thousand natural lakes in Sichuan, which is an ideal place for summer tourism. Mainly distributed in the western plateau, but the area is not large. The larger ones are Lugu Lake, Qionghai Lake, Mahu Lake, Diexi Haizi Lake and Jiuzhaigou Changhai. Lugu Lake is located between Zuosuo, Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province and Yongning, ninglang county, Yunnan Province. It was called Le De Hai in ancient times, commonly known as Zuo Suohai. Lu Gu is Mongolian Lu, which means falling into the water. Lugu Lake is a rift lake basin on the plateau, surrounded by mountains, and Mosuo people living by the lake still retain Azhu's marriage. The waterfalls in Sichuan are of great ornamental value. Jiuzhaigou is a must for traveling to Sichuan. Numerous streams weave into a white silk-like water curtain, which is the most beautiful waterfall in China. Zhaga Waterfall in Munigou is a karst stepped waterfall. Every time the waterfall falls, it will spray brilliant water. Because of its title: Proud as a peacock, fairy blooming, cliff silverscreen, jade dragon leaping into the sky. The Dafeishui Waterfall in Xiling Snow Mountain is composed of groundwater from two huge water-rich fault zones. The waterfall is 304 meters high, with flowing water and silver beads flying all over the sky. It is the highest waterfall in Sichuan. Sichuan American spring water is scattered over 485,000 square kilometers of land, which is the source of many rivers. China's first album "Famous Springs in China" listed Mianzhu Yufei Spring, Luding Wangyaoquan (Gongga Mountain Spring) and Songpan Emerald Spring as famous springs in China. Sichuan has scenic spots, cultural relics and historical sites and ethnic customs. Emei Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain and Jinyun Mountain

Chengdu Qingyang Palace Flower Show, Liangshan Yi Torch Festival and Northwest Sichuan Tibetan Mountain Competition are the focus of folk tourism.