Chengdu is situated in the middle of Sichuan Province, the West Sichuan Plain.Covering an area of 12390 sq km, it is 192 KM long from east to west and 166 KM wide from south to north. Up to the year 2000, the city zone of Chengdu is 208 sq km. Chengdu is adjacent to Deyang City in the northwest, Ziyang District in the southeast, Meishan District in the south, Ya'an District in southwest and Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest. Chengdu belongs to inland zone. It is 1,600 km away from the East China Sea and 1,090 km from the South China Sea.

Located in the bordering areas of the Sichuan northwest highland and Sichuan basin, Chengdu has its own climatic features. First, the eastern part of the city is different from western part in climatic zone, due to the abrupt change of the height from the east to the west. In Chengdu, generally speaking, the west is cool while the east is warm at the same time. Even in the same mountain, the foot of hill is several degrees higher in temperature than that on the top of the hill. This dramatic change in temperature is favorable for the agricultural development. Second, the winter in Chengdu is short, with a long frost-free period of over 337 days each year. The annual average temperature is around 16.4 degree. Even in the cold January, the average temperature is some 5.degrees. It rarely snows. Compared with other areas of the Changjiang River, it is 2-3 degrees higher. Third, there is not much precipitation in winter and spring while it is affluent in summer and autumn with the total precipitation volume of 1,124 centimeters. And this figure is comparatively stable, the ratio of the year with most rainfall and the year with least precipitation being 2:1. Fourth, the climatic elements of light, water and heat almost occur in the same season, which is a very favorable combination to the growth and propagation of the vegetation. Fifth, the wind speed is low. On the plain and in the mountainous areas, the normal speed of wind is around 1 to 1.5 meters per minute. The total sunshine hours average 1,042 to 1412 each year.

Chengdu has now become one of the most popular destinations on the Chinese mainland for investment. We’re convinced that the city will be a business center which plays an important part in the global economy,” says an industrial survey report made by Jones Land Lasalle Chengdu Branch.

Jones Land Lasalle is one of the world’s leading real restate service and money management firms.  Jones Land Lasalle Chengdu, which has operated here for one year, recently conducted the survey in the city. The report indicates that Chengdu shows a bright prospect in property and housing sector. It proclaims Chengdu “a fresh city with the strongest potential of development.” It provides in-depth analysis of the local real estate industry’s status and development trends, the city’s environment for business and commerce, Chengdu people’s quality of life, urban conditions, economic background, city planning and relevant infrastructure, major industries/sectors, structure of employment, etc.

Reputed as the best city to live in western China and with strong government policies and skills to attract investment, Chengdu has become one of the hottest destinations for investment on the Chinese mainland. Its ever uplifting international reputation, excellent traffic infrastructure, and attractive government policies for economic development prove that it will play an important part in the world economy.

From January to November this year, 157 projects of utilizing foreign capital were approved, with a contract volume of US$0.343 billion, and an actual use volume of US$0.256 billion. Projects increased by 55%, contracted volume of foreign capital decreased by 13% and actual use of foreign capital increased by 29% over the same period last year.