This is a biography of Chengdu. Because of Chengdu's access by water and land since ancient times, and it gives this city greater inclusiveness. And Chengdu has undergone a dozen migrations, creating a landing and prosperity of people, culture, customs, gardens, food, architecture, neighbourhoods and plants, fully demonstrating the city's heritage of nearly 3,000 years of unchanged city sites and 2,500 years of unchanged city names. This very rare phenomenon in the history of cities around the world fully demonstrates the exuberant vitality of the city of Chengdu.

About the Author:

Jiang Lan, an essayist and writer. He is a member of the China Writers Association, a member of the Prose Committee of the China Writers Association, a member of the Sichuan Writers Association, the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Chengdu Writers Association, and a lifelong contributing writer to the Chengdu Academy of Literature.