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Sichuan also possesses China's largest proven natural gas reserves (such as the Dazhou and Yuanba gas fields), the majority of which are transported to more developed eastern regions. [53] Sichuan is one of the major industrial centers of China. It was a major recipient of China's investment in industrial capacity during the Third Front campaign.
South Sichuan was also inhabited by the Dai people who formed the serfs class. They were later thoroughly sinicized, adopting the local language of speech. Large numbers of foreign merchant families from Sogdia, Persia and other Central Asian countries immigrated to Sichuan. [4] A Sogdian temple is attested in Chengdu. [5]
The Sichuan Basin was integrated into Imperial China under Qin dynasty for whom it was an important agricultural resource. [12] During the period of the Three Kingdoms, the Sichuan Basin was at the centre of another independent Shu State, until it was reunified with China in the 3rd century CE by the Jin dynasty. [13]
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During CNN’s trip to Sichuan, the New York Times published a detailed investigation into China’s captive breeding program. Aggressive artificial breeding has previously killed at least one ...
Sichuan cuisine is composed of seven basic flavours: sweet, sour, numbing-spicy (like in Sichuan pepper), spicy, bitter, fragrant/aromatic, and salty. Sichuan food is divided into five different types: sumptuous banquet, ordinary banquet, popularised food, household-style food and snacks.
Sichuan, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions. In addition, the Wolong Special Administrative Region is administered separately by the Forestry Department of Sichuan.
The politics of Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Governor of Sichuan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Sichuan .