Sichuan Survey

Sichuan occupies a vital position in the overall layout of China's national economic growth. The output of major industrial & agricultural products in Sichuan leads the national list.

• Sichuan deserves the No. 1 agricultural province in China. It has been the major yielding area for grain, pig, rapeseed oil, silk cocoon, and varies cash crops and its total output tops the nationwide list.
• Sichuan obtains a complete industrial categories. Machine building, electronic, automobile, metallurgical, chemical, building material, food, silk, leather, etc. have been taking important positions in China. Meanwhile, a group of mainstay enterprises have formed in the province.The capacity of Sichuan's iron & steel industry is among the top 4 in China. The Chengdu Seamless Steel Tubing Plant which is the most comprehensive biggest-sized and professional seamless steel tubing production base in China. Silk industry in Sichuan is important in China. Its silk cocoon's output and silk reeling capacity rank the first. Silk and silkware's output rank the third. Shu embroidery is one of  four famous embroideries in China.
• Sichuan is a tremendously huge market for consumer products; the province's retail sales volume for consumer products is the nation's fourth biggest, its number of retail shops for every 10,000persons is the country's biggest. This huge market has great potentials for expansion with the people's living standard ever increasing.
• sichuan is China's most important base of education and scientific research: its science and technology sectors are among China's strongest and in some fields the province ranks the nation's first. Recent years have seen research results turned into actual productive forces scientific and technological advancement accounts for 30% of the province's economic growth.
• Endowed with favourable geographical condition and rich natural resources,Sichuan has been honored the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times.
  
  • Sichuan obtains a hydropower potential of 150 million kw, accounting for 22.2% of China's total, of which 110 million kw can be exploited,taking 24% of national total.
  • The reserves of 94 out of the 123 varieties of mineral resources have been identified, of which 48 are among the top 5 in China and 12 rank first nationwide, they are densely deposited in Panxi and southern part of Sichuan.
  • Possessing rich species of biological resources,Sichuan enjoys the most favourable natural condition than any other provinces located at the same latitude. Up to now, 17 nature reserve regions have been set up. The total forest land in Sichuan is 1,153 Hectares, ranking second nationally. Hence it is one of the three biggest forest zones in China with 20.4% of forest coverage. Besides,Sichuan is the major producer of the herbal medicine.
  • With 1,633 Hectares of pasture land, Sichuan is one of the five largest forest zones in China.
  • There are 1,100 species of animal resources in Sichuan, accounting for 50% of China's total.
  • The unique natural condition and long history and brilliant culture have crowned Sichuan with rich scenic spots and places of historical interests. The provincial tourism resources top the list nationwide:38 historical and cultural cities, 21 scenic spots at the national and provincial level and 150 national and provincial protected historical relics.