Chengdu Culture and history
		3000 years' ago, some primitive tribes lived in Chengdu area. The Bashu Culture of Chengdu area can trace back to Yinshang period, about 3700 years' ago. And the city has been built 2300 years. In the late times of Zhou, people built some buildings in Chengdu. People always said "a county could be built in one year, a city could be built in two years", so the name of Chengdu came from it. In Qin dynasty, Chengdu was the political and economic center in the southwestern area, and Shiguan and Gongguan were set up in Chengdu. In 230 BC, Libing built Dujiang Dam water conservancy project. In the late times of the two Hans, Chengdu became the second biggest city, and the first biggest one was Chang'an. In the late years of Wangmang, Gongsunshu called himself the emperor and took Chengdu as his capital city. And that was the first time for Chengdu to become a capital. In Three Kingdoms, Liubei built Chengdu as the capital and lasted for 42 years. In the late times of Western Jin, Lixiong styled himself the emperor and took Chengdu as the capital and lasted for 43 years. In the early Shu and late Shu, Chengdu was still the capital city. Lichang of late Shu asked people to plant hibiscus trees on the city walls, so Chengdu was called Hibiscus City. From Tang dynasty to Song dynasty, the textile and paper-making industry were prosperous, especially paper-making industry was famous in the whole country, and Chengdu became one of the five biggest book printing centers in China. Since the ancient times, education in Chengdu has been developed, there were a lot of famous people, literature and art works. Wenwong of Western Han built schools in Chengdu, and it was the first time that local schools were set up in China. In Tang and Song dynasties, papermaking and printing of Chengdu played an important role in the culture of mankind. Chengdu was one of the sources of engraving in China. There are some historical relics in Chengdu, such as Dufu Cottage, Wuhou Ancestral Hall, River view Pavilion, Tomb of Wangjian and Qingyang Palace. Chengdu is a city that has Shu customs and southwestern customs. Chuan local opera and Sichuan folk art forms are the popular local opera. Chengdu holds some festivals every year, such as the Lantern Festival in the Lunar New Year, the Flower Festival in February, Qingming Festival of Dujiang Dam in March, the Cassia-blossom Festival of Xindu in August, the Mum Festival in October and so on. At that time, people enjoy the sight of the lantern, appreciate the flowers, watch the art shows and taste the delicious food. There are some handicrafts in Chengdu and all of them have a long history and are well known both in China and abroad. They are Shu brocade, Shu embroidery, lacquer ware and bamboo-shell china. Among them, Shu brocade has 2000 years' history, and it is one of the four famous brocades in China. Shu embroidery has 1600 years' history, it is also one of the four famous embroideries in China. And lacquer ware has more than 2000 years' history. Chuan flavor and Chengdu snacks are famous in the world. In China, there are four flavors: Jing, Su, Chuan and Yue. And Chuan flavor is one of them. The delicious Chengdu snacks are Sichuan noodles with peppery sauce, fresh meat ravioli, bell dumpling, Sichuan glutinous rice balls, pearl balls of glutinous rice and fried lung.