Sichuan Province
Located in south western inland China. It has large land form differences and complex and diverse topography. It is located in the transition zone between the first-level Tibetan Plateau and the second-level middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the three major steps of mainland China. It is generally located on the Tibetan Plateau. , The height difference is very wide, consisting of mountains, hills, plains, basins and plateaus. It covers an area of 486,000 square kilometers and has a population of 83.75 million in 2019, ranking fourth in the country. The GDP in 2019 was 466.158 billion yuan, ranking sixth in the country.
Sichuan Province is the birthplace of Sichuan cuisine among the eight major Chinese cuisines, and the birthplace of Chinese hot pot. Sichuan has jurisdiction over 18 prefecture-level cities, the capital city of Chengdu.
Minerals & Mining
Sichuan Province ranks first in the country in natural gas, titanium ore, vanadium ore and pyrite. Titanium reserves account for 82% of the world’s total reserves, and vanadium reserves account for 1/3 of the world’s total reserves. Lithium ore, thenardite and other 11 types of minerals Second place in the country; platinum group metals, iron ore, etc. rank third in the country; dolomite, light rare earth ore for magnesium smelting, etc. rank fourth in the country; phosphate mine ranks fifth in the country.
Industries
It is a national modern science and technology industrial base of Chinese herbal medicines. More than 85% of giant pandas in China are distributed in Sichuan. Advantageous industries include liquor and beverage industry, equipment manufacturing, hydropower and natural gas. It is one of the three major power equipment production bases in the country. Water, fire, nuclear and wind power generation equipment have a high market share. At the same time, Sichuan is also one of the largest domestic production bases for solar silicon-based semiconductor battery power generation materials polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, and amorphous silicon.
Although Sichuan has developed agriculture, its grain planting area and total grain output are among the top five in the country. Sichuan is also a winemaker. The big province and strong province, the capital city of Chengdu, is one of China’s famous higher education bases. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport ranks fifth nationwide. The private economy in Sichuan is still underdeveloped, and the number of enterprises above designated size, especially the super-large ones, is very small, and there is a huge gap compared with developed provinces such as Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
The vast majority of the ten largest companies in Sichuan are state-owned enterprises. Liquor brewing, electronic information industry and photovoltaic industry take the lead in the country.
