四川山川秀丽，物华天宝，人杰地灵，素有“天府之国”的美誉。地处中国西南和长江上游，幅员面积48.5万平方公里，人口8800万。
With long history, profound cultures, beautiful scenery and rich produce, Sichuan is reputed as “a land of abundance”. Located in Southwest China, on the upper reaches of Yangtze River，Sichuan province covers an area of 485,000 k㎡ and has a population of more than 88 million.
自然资源得天独厚。水能资源可开发量1.1亿千瓦，是中国西部水电开发和西电东送的最大基地。
Sichuan boasts of rich resources with 110 million kilowatts of hydropower to be exploited. Sichuan is the largest base for hydroelectric development and for transmitting electricity from Western China to Eastern China.
矿产资源丰富，已知矿产资源132种。其中钒、钛、天然气等矿产储量居全国之最。
132 minerals have been identified. The deposits respectively of vanadium, titanium, natural
gas and light rare minerals all rank first in China.
生物种类繁多，是我国三大林区、五大牧区之一。
Biological resources are diversified with great varieties. Sichuan is one of China’s 3 major forest regions and 5 major pasturing regions.
四川是旅游资源大省，风光秀美，文化璀璨。拥有众多世界自然和文化遗产。世界自然遗产九寨沟，世界文化遗产都江堰、青城山，世界自然和文化双遗产峨眉山、乐山大佛，世界自然遗产中国四川大熊猫栖息地等享誉中外。
Sichuan has beautiful landscapes and brilliant cultures. Sichuan contains numerous world natural and natural heritage sites, like Jiuzhaigou Valley, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Mt. Qingcheng, Mt. E’mei, the Leshan Buddha, the Giant Panda Habitat, which are tourist attractions unique to Sichuan province and are considered as National Treasures.
四川经济虽然受到了2008年“5.12”汶川大地震和全球性金融危机的影响，但仍然保持了较好的增长势头。2008年，全省实现生产总值（GDP） 12506.3亿元，比上年增长9.5%。
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Having undergone the massive Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008 and Global Financial Crisis, Sichuan still maintains healthy momentum of economic growth. In 2008, Sichuan’s GDP reached more than 180 billion US dollars, up 9.5% over the previous year.
四川是中国农业大省，是全国粮食、油料、丝绸等多种农作物的主要产区。
Sichuan’s grains, rapeseed oil, silk and other agricultural products are ranked front in china.
四川是中国西部工业门类最齐全和优势产品最多的省份。电子信息、机械冶金、医药化工、食品饮料、皮革、旅游等产业在全国占有重要地位。长虹、五粮液、攀钢、迪奥、希望集团等企业国内外驰名。
Sichuan is an industrial center of western china with its full variety of advantageous industries. Sichuan is an important player in the fields of machinery, electronics, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foodstuff, leather, tourism and such industries. With a group of pillar enterprises, like Changhong Group, Wuliangye Liquor Brewery, Pan
gang Steel&Iron Group, Dongfang Electric Corporation, Di’ao Pharmaceutical Group, Hope Group.
环境保护和生态建设成效显著。始终坚持可持续发展，率先在中国实行天然林保护工程和退耕还林还草试点工程。岷江、沱江、嘉陵江等重点流域的水污染治理积极推进，长江上游绿生态屏障初步建成。
Sichuan has made great progress in environmental protection and ecological conservation. According to the strategy of sustainable development, Sichuan takes the lead in protecting virgin forest and in returning arable land to forestry. Remarkable successes have been attained in pollution control in major river valleys and regions. The ecological green belt on the upper reaches of Yangtze River has been basically formed.
四川科教实力雄厚，中央在川科研机构188个，国家级重点实验室11个，169万专业技术人才，中国科学院、中国工程院院士55名，普通高等院校72所。
Sichuan is advanced in science and technology and has a solid industrial foundation. Sic
huan has 188 national research and development institutions, 11 national-level key labs, 1.69 million technicians and specialists, 55 academicians and 72 institutions of higher learning.
凭借日益改善的投资环境，建设良好的舆论环境、透明的政策环境，目前全球500强中已有204家在川投资，如英特尔、摩托罗拉、丰田、UPS、家乐福等。
With gradually improved investment environment, favorable public environment and transparent policy environment, Sichuan has attracted 204 companies of the Fortune 500 to open up business, like Intel, Motorola, Toyota, UPS, Carrefour, etc.
按照十一五规划，四川未来奋斗目标：是建设“富裕四川、和谐四川、文明四川、开放四川、生态四川”。
According to the 11th  Five-Year Plan, Sichuan aims to establish an open, prosperous, ecological, democratic, and harmonious province.
发展路径是：着力打造“一枢纽、三中心、四基地”（西部综合交通枢纽；物流中心、商贸中
心和金融中心；战略物资开发基地、现代加工制造业基地、科技创新产业化基地、农产品深加工基地），建设西部经济发展高地。
Sichuan will strive to become the hub for transportation, the centers of distribution, commerce and finance, the bases of strategic materials, processing & manufacturing, hi-tech and deep processing of agricultural products.
重大发展产业（7+3）：即：重点发展电子信息、装备制造、能源电力、油气化工、钒钛钢铁、饮料食品和现代中药等优势产业，积极培育航空航天、汽车制造、生物工程等有潜力的产业。
Based on the “7+3” Development Plan, Sichuan will stress on 7 advantageous industries: electronics&information, equipment manufacturing, energy, petro-chemicals, steel&iron, foodstuff and tradition Chinese medicine. Meanwhile, Sichuan will actively foster 3 potential industries: aviation, auto-making and bio-engineering.
省会成都是中国著名的历史文化名城和内陆特大开放城市，中国西南地区的科技、商贸、金融中心和交通枢纽。
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, is the famous historical and cultural city. As an open metropolis in China, Chengdu has become a center of science and technology, business, and finance, and hub for transportation and telecommunications of western China.