Conference City
Chengdu is the capital of
Sichuan and was determined by the State Council as the center of science and
technology, commerce, trade and finance as well as leading hub of
transportation and communications in Southwest China. It is a famous city with
a history of 2,300 years and its adjacent area is the habitat of the rare
animal -the Giant Panda. When visiting the historic resorts and places of
interests of sightseeing along the streets and lanes in Chengdu, one can't help
sensing the unique charms of this historic and cultural city with its original
folk customs, typical snacks, traditional handicrafts, local operas and those
folk arts passed down generations after generations. Here, the mountains and
rivers present a splendid landscape merging the splendor of North China with
elegance of South China. Chengdu is a potential and vigorous city where the ancient
civilization combines with modern civilization closely day after day. The long
history and culture, the superior 
natural conditions, the strong industrial base and strength of
science and technology, as well as the fruitful tourism source, all these provide
favorable conditions and service for the visitors.
Chengdu
abounds in natural resources and has a mild climate. It has many places of
interest, and is famous worldwide for its traditional arts and crafts, ethnic
folklore, and beautiful landscapes. Chengdu enjoys an advantageous geographical
location. It has easy access to the Three Gorges on the Changjiang River in the
east; to Tibet, Jiuzhaigou, and Huanglong Temple in the west; to the
Terra-cotta Warriors of Xi'an in the north; and to Mt. Emei and the Giant
Buddha of Leshan in the south.
sCHEDULE OF THE CONFERENCE
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Date |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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June 10 |
Register |
Banquet & Show |
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June 11 |
Conference |
Tour of Sanxingdui Museum |
Banquet & Show |
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June 12 |
Conference |
Tour of Dujiangyan Dam |
Banquet |
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June 13-16 |
Tour of Jiu Zhai Gou |
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SIGHT INTRODUCTION
Sanxingdui
Museum
Sanxingdui Site lies near Sanxing Village of Guanghan in
Sichuan, covers an area of 12 square kilometers with 3000 to 5000 years history
till now, is the site of old culture, old city and country with the 
largest range, the longest duration
and the richest cultural contractions in Sichuan thus far, now there are well
kept circumvallation in the east, west and south 3 directions. The discovery of
Sanxingdui Site indicates that Yangtse River Valley is the cradle of Chinese
civilization as the Yellow River Valley.
Located in the northeast corner of
the site, Sanxingdui Museum is 38 kilometers to Chengdu covering an area of 20
hektare, is the modern site museum with special topic; its main showrooms are
7,000 square meter in area.
The Sanxingdui Museum
combines the collection and protection of cultural relics, scientific research
and social education etc functions as a whole, adopts modern and scientific
means to practise management, collects and shows the site of Sanxingdui and
many valuable cultural relics unearthed from the No.1 and No.2 Shang Dynasty
Sacrifice excavations, including various bronze, bowlder, gold plate, pottery
and bone wares.
Sanxingdui cultural relic is the valuable relic of human culture with
huge research value in history, science, culture and art. Among the secret
relics of Ancient Kingdom of Shu, there are many bizarre and motley bronze
sculpts, including bronze standing statues who are 2.62 in height, bronze mask
with 1.38m in width, bronze magic tree in 3.96m high, as well as beautiful gold
plates represented by gold crabstick.
The topic of Museum seeks the romantic
charm to combine physiognomy, historical sites, and the plastic arts of
cultural relic perfectly. The Museum has artful layout in surrounding
environment, the unique design fully embodies its feature 'Combining The Museum
And The Garden As A Whole'.
Sanxingdui Museum has
accepted more than 2,000,000 visitors at home and abroad since its opening to
the world in Oct.1997, has obtained very good social and economic benefits;
many leaders of the CCP and the State have come and give their high praise,
such as the President Jiang, the Premier Zhu, Li Ruihuan, and Hu Jintao.
After several years' practice and propaganda, Sanxingdui gradually grows
to be the well-known national AAAA level tourism region， and one of the 'Three Scenic Spots'
in Sichuan.
Riddling Sanxingdui
The
sacrifice excavations in ancient time normally were digged in 5 together,
calculated like this, maybe the third, fourth and fifth will be discovered in
Sanxingdui, correspondingly whether there will be more 
cultural relics unearthed, with more
long history, more fine workmanship and more mysterious cultural relics？
Viewed the Sanxingdui Site of Ancient
Kingdom Of Shu, there were cities, advanced bronze and large religion sacrifice
sites built at that time， all are sign factors of the existence
of ancient countries， but there aren't any sign on cultural
relics which can be called words; it is very hard to believe how can the Shu
Nationality create so advanced material civilization in the social environment
without any word.
Very strange character sculpts in Sanxingdui， such as image of human face with
vertical eyes， are easy to let people think 'Men
With Clairvoyances And Clairaudient' told in the fable， is it the figure or the discarded
things of visitors from the outer space？
The two excavations were not filled at the same time according to the
mensuration of C14, No.1 
excavation is 100 years before the No.2,
but there is only about 20m between the two excavations, which have the same
direction facing to the northwestern high mountains in general.
In the component analysis
to bronze unearthed from Sanxingdui, there isn't minimum zinc in all samples,
it is very unbelievable because normally zinc exists along with lead in the
nature, this result indicates that vanadium used by Shu people to smelt bronze
isn't the normally used lead-zinc mine but vanadium without zinc， which were hard to find in
Sichuan at that time, how can people in Ancient Kingdom Of Shu get it？
Dujiangyan
Dam
Situated on the upper reachers of the Minjiang River in Dujiangyan City, Dujiangyan in a gigantic water conservancy project completed more than 2200 years ago. It lies only 57 kilometers away from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province.
The
Minjiang River, rising in Yangbo Ridge and swollen by streams on its upper reaches,
rolls thunderously down. When the torrential waters slow down on the plain, the
river gradually silts up with mud and sand, causing 
floods and some other
damage. To avoid disasters, Dujiangyan was built, which is a scientific,
perfect irrigation and drainage system on an unprecedented scale.
The project is composed mainly of three parts: Yuzui, Feishayan and Baopingkou. Yuzui is a dam built in the middle of the Minjiang River, dividing it into two streams. The outside stream is for flood relief while the inside one for irrigation, Feishayan was designed not only for drainage but also for sand discharge and regulation of waters. Baopingkou for irrigation, it also controls influx of water. The part separated from Mt Yulei is called Detached Mound.
The project of Dujiangyan brings the vast Chengdu Plain under irrigation and protects it against droughts and water – logging. For centuries, this great irrigation works has contributed vasltly to the development of Sichuan’s economy and culture.
Emei Mountain
Located
in the southwest of Emei County,
Sichuan Province, the Emei Mountain is one of the four 
Buddhist shrines.
The mountain is known for its stiff cliffs, highrising peaks, roaring waterfalls, gurgling springs, towering ancient trees and fragrant flowers. It has been described as a “beauty spot under heaven” by Chinese men of letters since ancient times. The highest peak of the mountain is 3099 metres above sea level. The total rugged road to its summit is 75 kilometres long.
There
are plenty of historical sites and a lot of precious cultural relics on the
mountain. On the top of the mountain, a circle of violet, indgo, blue, green,
yellow, orange and red lights may be observed in the 
clouds, and you may feel as
if you were caught in the circle, which moves with your shadow. This is the
famed “precious Emei lights” or “Buddha’s halo”. On mountain slopes, ,monkeys
often come out to “rob” you: they may extend their hands begging for food. If
you show your empty hands, they usually let the matter go. But sometimes an
insistent monkey will try to seize your coat to make sure you really have
nothing to offer.
Leshan Statue of Buddha
Located on the cliff in the
Lingyun Mountain on the eastern bank at the confluence of the Minjuang, the
Dadu and the Qingyi Rivers, the statue is 71 metres high. Its shoulders are 28
metres broad and its head is 14.7 
metres long and 10 metres
broad. Its ear can support a man and its foot can accommodate 100 people. It is
the biggest of such carvings in the world.
The construction started in the Tang Dynasty and lasted 90 years. There is a well – designed drainage system under the statue. It has been well preserved for over 1200 years.
Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou (Nine – Village Gully) is a scenic spot tucked away in the depth of mountains at Jiuzhaigou County, a county in the northern part of Sichuan Province. It is 470 kilometres away from Chengdu, the provincial capital, with an elevation of about 2500 metres. The secenic spot actually consists of three major gullies, spread over a total area of 60000 hectares, which formerly was the site of nine stockaded villages of Tibetans. Hence the name Jiuzhaigou.
Jiuzhaigou is well-known for
its network of alpine lakes, spectacular waterfalls and wonderful vegetation.
There are, for instance, 108 terraced lakes in the midst of great mountains
where the valleys echo with the roar of cataracts and cliffside springs. The
place, therefore, has always enjoyed the reputation of being a “Wonderland on
Earth”. Besides, in the vast primeval forests there are all kinds of rare birds
and animals. The place is a habitat for the giant panda, a rare animal not to
be found elsewhere in the world.
Thatched
Cottage of Du Fu
The poet Du Fu lived in Chengdu for four years. In the western suburbs of the city, he built for himself a thatched hut and wrote a lot of poems here. The poet’s thatched cottage is an important scenie and historic spot in Chengdu.
