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| Cities: Chengdu | Mianyang
| Luzhou | Panzhihua
| Yibin |
| Location: located in the Upper Yangtze Valley in
the southwest part of the country. |
| Area: 485000 square kilo meters |
| Climate: In the eastern basin area and the lower
western valleys that are sheltered from cold polar air masses by the
surrounding mountains, there are 350 frost-free days in the east,
and the growing season lasts nearly all year round. In the west, the
sheltering effect of the mountains is evident from the contrast between
the perennially snow-capped peaks and the mild weather prevailing
in the valleys beneath them. |
| Provincial capital: Chengdu |
| Population: 83.29 millions (March 2001) |
| Ethnic groups: Dai, Qiang,Miao, Man,Yi,Lishu, Tibetan,
Mongol,Zhuang,Naxi,Buyi Fourteen other ethnic groups. |
