Chengdu, also known as Rong (Hibiscus City), is the capital of Sichuan province, China. As an emerging city in the world, it serves as a national central city, a centre of the economy, technology, finance, culture & innovation, and foreign exchange of China, and an international hub for transportation and telecommunication. Chengdu has a permanent population of 16 million and is hailed as “the land of abundance”.