Hotels in Chengdu, China

A little about Chengdu...

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers and transportation and communication hubs in China. Throughout most of Chinese history, Chengdu has been a city with a large number of people. By 2005 the population was 10,597,000, which made Chengdu the fifth largest city in China in terms of population, just following Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing. The urban populace excluding recognized city dependants is 3.9 million.

More than four thousand years ago, the prehistorical Bronze Age culture of Jinsha established itself in this region. The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is called Tianfuzhi guo in Chinese, which literally means "the country of heaven", or more often seen translated as "the Land of Abundance". It was recently named China's 4th-most livable city by China Daily.

Culture & Folklore: People from Chengdu (or Sichuan, in general) tend to eat spicy. Many local specialties include Grandma Chen's Bean Curd (Mapo doufu), Chengdu Hot pot, and Carrying Pole Noodles (Dan Dan Noodles).

An article by the Los Angeles Times (2006) called Chengdu "China's party city". Chengdu outnumbers Shanghai in the number of tea houses and bars despite having less than half the population. The inhabitants have a reputation both within Sichuan and in China at large for having a laid back attitude and for knowing how to enjoy life.

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the sixth largest airport in mainland China, after Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou Baiyun and Shenzhen Bao'an. In 2006, the passenger volume in Chengdu Shuangliu reached 16.28 million, one of the world's 100 busiest airports by passenger traffic.

Currently, there are direct international flights connecting, Chengdu to Singapore (Silk Air and Air China), Chengdu to Bangkok (Thai Airways International), Chengdu to Tokyo (Air China), Chengdu to Seoul (Asiana Airlines and Air China), Chengdu to Phnom Penh (Angkor Airways), Chengdu to Amsterdam (KLM: Royal Dutch Airlines). The Chengdu to Kuala Lumpur route with Malaysia Airlines was canceled on 29 Nov 2006. Chengdu to Manila (Philippine Airlines) is set to begin on March 18, 2008.

There are also intraregional flights connecting Chengdu to Hong Kong (Dragonair, Hong Kong Express and Air China) and Macau (Air Macau).

Colleges and universities
Sichuan University (Founded in 1896)
Sichuan Normal University(Founded in 1946)
Southwest Jiaotong University (Founded in 1896)
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Founded in 1956)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Southwest University for Nationalities
Sichuan International Studies University
Chengdu University of Technology
Chengdu University of TCM
Sichuan Conservatory of Music
Chengdu University of Information Technology
Chengdu Kinesiology University
Xihua University
Chengdu University
Chengdu Medical College
Chengdu College of UESTC
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.