Sichuan

Summary

Sichuan is a province of China^[1]. Sichuan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as province of China^[11].
• Sichuan's capital is recorded as Chengdu^[12].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Chongqing^[13].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region^[14].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Gansu^[15].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Yunnan^[16].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Qinghai^[17].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Guizhou^[18].
• Sichuan's shares border with is recorded as Shaanxi^[19].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chengdu^[20].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zigong^[21].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Panzhihua^[22].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luzhou^[23].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Deyang^[24].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mianyang^[25].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guangyuan^[26].
• Sichuan's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suining^[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^[11]. 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

August 7, 1952 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]; Shisen-Sho^[45]; Sichuanese^[46], a human population^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; Shunosaurus^[49], a fossil taxon^[50]; and Sichuan-Tibet Highway^[51], a road^[52], in People's Republic of China^[53].

Why It Matters

Sichuan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sichuan is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

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