Sichuan

Summary

Sichuan is a province of China^[1]. Sichuan ranks in the top 9% of province_of_china entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,948 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sichuan's religion is recorded as Taoism^[3].
• Sichuan's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[4].
• Sichuan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[5].
• Sichuan's religion is recorded as Protestantism^[6].
• Sichuan's religion is recorded as Islam^[7].
• Sichuan is located in People's Republic of China^[8].
• Sichuan is in the country of People's Republic of China^[9].
• Sichuan's head of government is recorded as Huang Qiang^[10].
• Sichuan's image is recorded as Larix potaninii trees Huluhai.jpg^[11].
• Sichuan's image is recorded as China.A2002104.0350.250m.jpg^[12].
• Sichuan's instance of is recorded as province of China^[13].
• Sichuan's capital is recorded as Chengdu^[14].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Chongqing^[15].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region^[16].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Gansu^[17].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Yunnan^[18].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Qinghai^[19].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Guizhou^[20].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Shaanxi^[21].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chengdu^[22].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zigong^[23].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Panzhihua^[24].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luzhou^[25].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Deyang^[26].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mianyang^[27].

Body

Geography

Sichuan is in the country of People's Republic of China^[9]. Sichuan is located in People's Republic of China^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+81100000'}^[28] and {'amount': '+83674866'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Sichuan's instance of is recorded as province of China^[13]. Religious affiliations include Taoism^[3], a philosophical movement^[30]; Buddhism^[4], a religion^[31]; Catholic Church^[5], a Christian denomination^[32], in Vatican City^[33], founded in 0001^[34], headquartered in Vatican City^[35]; Protestantism^[6], a Christian denominational family^[36], founded in 1517^[37]; and Islam^[7], a major religious group^[38], founded in 0631^[39].

History and Context

+1952-08-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sichuan^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sichuan include The Good Person of Szechwan^[41], a literary work^[42], founded in 1941^[43], written by Bertolt Brecht^[44]; Shunosaurus^[45], a fossil taxon^[46]; Sichuanese^[47], a human population^[48], in People's Republic of China^[49]; Shisen-Sho^[50]; and Sichuan-Tibet Highway^[51], a road^[52], in People's Republic of China^[53].

Why It Matters

Sichuan ranks in the top 9% of province_of_china entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,948 views/month).^[2] Sichuan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Sichuan is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Sichuan include The Good Person of Szechwan^[41], a literary work^[42], founded in 1941^[43], written by Bertolt Brecht^[44]; Shunosaurus^[45], a fossil taxon^[46]; Sichuanese^[47], a human population^[48], in People's Republic of China^[49]; Shisen-Sho^[50]; and Sichuan-Tibet Highway^[51], a road^[52], in People's Republic of China^[53].