Location: located between 10215- 10415′C east longitude and 2828′C - 2956′C north latitude.

Neighboring areas: Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan Provinces, Tibet Autonomous Region

Physical Features: located in the southwest area of Sichuan Basin with Chengdu Plain to its north; the complicated topography descending down from the southwest to the northeast featureing as hills, mountains and alluvial lan Tas

Population: 3.43 million
Urban Population: 1.11 million
Area: 12,826 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui, Yi and Miao

Climatic Features: mild climate with sufficient rainfall

Rainfall: sufficient rainfall

Rivers: Ming River, Dadu River, Qinyi River

Local Highlights: Jiajiang rice paper