Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centres, transportation and communication hubs in Western China. According to the 2007 Public Appraisal for Best Chinese Cities for Investment, Chengdu was chosen as one of the top ten cities to invest in out of a total of 280 urban centers in China.
More than four thousand years ago, the prehistorical Bronze Age culture of Jīnshā (金沙) established itself in this region. The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is also known as "天府之國" (Tiānfǔzhi Guó), which literally means "the country of heaven", or more often seen translated as "the Land of Abundance". It was recently named China's 4th-most livable city by China Daily.
Chengdū(中國:成都),原成都音譯,是四川省的省會,西南,維護省級以下行政地位。成都也是中國西部最重要的經濟中心、交通和通訊樞紐之壹。根據2007年中國最佳投資城市的公眾評價，成都被選為全國最大的10個城市之壹，在全國280個城市中心進行投資。
四千多年前,史前的青銅時代文化Jīnshā(金沙)在這個地區。肥沃的成都平原,位於成都,也被稱為“天府之國”(Tiānfǔzhi郭),它的字面意思是“天堂的國家”,或者更常見翻譯為“天府之國”。它最近被《中國日報》評為中國第四大宜居城市。