Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, boasts a civilization spanning 4,500 years and a history of over 2,300 years as an established city. Located west of the Sichuan Basin, it is the only mega city in the world with a population exceeding ten million that enjoys views of snow-capped mountains towering over 5,000 meters high, and the closest major metropolis to the core habitat of giant pandas. Home to Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation system listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city has long been known as the “Land of Abundance”. 

Covering an area of 14,300 square kilometers, Chengdu recorded a GDP of 2.48 trillion yuan in 2025, ranking seventh among Chinese cities, while its permanent resident population surpassed 21.474 million. As a key central city in western China, Chengdu is recognized as a National Historical and Cultural City, an international hub city of integrated transportation, and the first City in Asia to be designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Furthermore, Chengdu has been honored as “China’s Happiest City” for 17 consecutive years. 

Today, Chengdu is not only a city of comfort and charm, but also a dynamic hub of innovation and endeavour. It actively serves and integrates into national overall strategic landscape, seizing opportunities such as the large-scale development of the country’s western regions in the new era. Guided by the vision of building a park city demonstration zone that practices the new development philosophy, Chengdu is accelerating efforts to establish itself as an important center of economy, sci-tech innovation, international exchanges, international consumption, and cultural creativity in China, as well as a key base for national strategic sci-tech strength, a national base for advanced manufacturing, a cluster for digital cultural and creative industries, a new highland for reform and opening-up, and a livable city of high-quality life. Chengdu is also exploring pathways for the transformation and development of a modern metropolis, and striving to build itself into a socialist modern international metropolis with a global influence and reputation. 

As the host city of the 2026 APEC Ministerial Meeting, Chengdu will embrace guests from across the Asia-Pacific region with an open and inclusive spirit. Building upon its millennia-old cultural heritage, the city will join hands with participants to envision and shape the future of digital and artificial intelligence.