The Chengdu Plain ( zh, t=成都平原, s=成都平原, p=Chéngdū Píngyuán), referred to in Sichuanese as the Western Sichuan Plain ( zh, s=川西坝子, first=t; Sichuanese Pinyin: ''Cuanxi Bazi''), is an alluvial plain located in the western part of the Sichuan Basin in southwestern China.

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

, the capital of

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

, is located at the center of it. The plain has fertile soil and a favorable climate for rice cultivation, giving it importance in agriculture. The Chengdu Plain has historically been difficult to reach from the coastal regions of China, leading to it developing its own distinct culture. Only after the beginning of the 20th century, transportation became less inconvenient. In Chinese and Western literature and travel accounts, the plain has long been celebrated for its fertile land, good climate and varying landscape.

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Plains of China Landforms of Sichuan Geography of Chengdu {{Sichuan-geo-stub

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