Wandering Between Southwest Lands and Skies -- Sichuan's Prominence

Author: Shi Kangqiang
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Publish Date: 2001-06-14
Features: The Drifting Southwest Series · Because Chongqing, as the "capital city," was the center of the rear area, most southeasterners chose Chongqing, Chengdu, and the surrounding regions as their places of settlement. Chongqing is bustling, Chengdu is leisurely; Luzhou is prosperous, Wancheng is strategically important; Qingcheng is tranquil, Emei is picturesque; Fengdu is the land of ghosts, Leshan is the land of Buddha; leisurely teahouses, adventurous "flower streets"; the ancient fishing city of Fuyu, picnicking at the Temple of Marquis Han. The relevant texts were compiled into a volume titled "The Prominence of Sichuan."