Longevity of Chengdu
‘The Ninth heaven created a place named Chengdu, where thousands of households are as pretty as a painting.’ 九天开出一成都，万户千门入画图。 （ Bronze mask found in Sanxingdui, aka ‘Three Stars Mound’) In the eyes of Li Bai, the famous poet from Tang Dynasty, Chendu is blessed with unique endowments and long-lasting prosperity. ‘The Country of Heaven’ and ‘The Land of Abundance’ nurtures lives here tirelessly. Having over 4500 years history of urban development, Chengdu became one of the centres of ancient Chinese civilization with its magnificent Gu Shu civilization (古蜀), around 2050-1250 BC, centred in Sichuan Basin. In the long development of Chengdu, her people have manifested their creativities and the vitalities of this city. Dujiangyan（都江堰）remains the only functioning water conservancy project in the world from ancient age with a large radiating area. Appearing in Chengdu, Jiao Zi（交子）became the first paper money in the world during the Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). A...