Located in the center of the Chengdu Plain, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province. For nearly 2500 years, it has been the economic and cultural center of the province. Long noted for its brocade industry, Chengdu was named Jincheng or the Brocade City in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220 A.D.). When the people of the Brocade City discovered that the brocade became brighter and fresher after they washed it in the local river, they named it the Jinjiang or the Brocade River.

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Yibin
Located in southern Sichuan at the confluence of the Jinsha and Minjiang Rivers, Yibin in ancient times was a state established by an ethnic minority in the southwest. The name Yibin first became known during the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127), and for centuries the town has served as a prefecture seat. Among is places of historical interest are Cuiping Hill, Liubei Pool, Jiuzhou Pagoda, a group of Han tombs, the Huatai Monastery of the Tang Dynasty, stone carvings at Dafotuo, and the Memorial Hall of Zhao Yiman.