History of Xichang, Sichuan

Xichang, is the capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Xichang has a long history and has been the economic, political, military and cultural center of Southwest China since ancient times, as well as a pearl on the Southern Silk Road. During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the Qiang people established their own "Qiong" tribe here, and since the Qin and Han dynasties, the central government has set up counties here and appointed officials to manage the area.

After the liberation, for the Xichang Prefecture Commissioner's Office, approved by the State Council in 1978 to abolish the Xichang area, and into the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, the state capital of Xichang City.

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Xichang belongs to the monsoon climate zone of the tropical plateau and is known as the "Spring City".

Xichang is a tropical highland monsoon climate zone, known as the small "Spring City", warm in winter and cool in summer, four seasons like spring. Xichang is rich in tourism resources, and is an important node of the Great Shangri-La Tourism Loop and Sichuan-Yunnan Tourism Golden Line.

Inside and around the Qionghai - Lushan, Lubun Mountain, Lugu Lake, Lingshan Temple, satellite launch base, Zhiqing Museum, Huanglian Tulin and other tourist attractions.

Xichang has been awarded more than 50 titles such as National Forest City, National Sanitary City, China's Outstanding Tourist City, China's Top Ten Most Beautiful Ancient Cities, China's Top Five Most Beautiful Health Habitats, China's Most Desirable Places for Tourism, one of China's Ten Most Worthwhile Small Cities, and National Tourist Resort Area.

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