有关介绍中秋节的英语作文（汇总20篇）

October 1stis the national day of our country, which is a public holiday for the whole country. It’s an important day that marks the beginning of PRC. On that day, there are plenty of celebrations holding throughout the country, from the central government to the general people. And public places, including big squares, parks are decorated in festive theme. In recent years, the national holiday means the golden week as well, which is a short holiday that all people expect to. With the improvement of living standards, people have more money and desire to travel and the golden week is a good chance for them. Besides, for those people who would not go out, it’s a good time to have a good rest as well. Therefore, the national day means a lot to the Chinese.

10月1日是我国的国庆节，这是全国的共同节日。这一天是中华人民共和国开始的标志。在那天，全国到处都有很多庆祝活动，上至中央政府到普通老百姓。公共场所，包括大的广场和公园，都装饰成节日主题。近年，国庆节同样也是所有人都期待的短假黄金周。随着生活水平的提高，人们又更多的钱和渴望去旅游，黄金周对他们来说是一个很好的机会。除此之外，对于那些不想外出的人来说同样也是休息的好时机。因此，国庆节对中国人来说意味着很多。

[介绍国庆英语作文

The United States of America (USA) is the only superpower on this globe now. It is a developed country with diversified cultures such as Asian, European and African. Some people call USA "the melting pot" because of the diversity.

USA has a dominating power over economy, education, policitcs, milatary and culture all around the world. It has advanced industries, ideas and some of the smartest scientist on this earth.

But it also has its own problems such as racial discrimination and the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

美利坚合众国（USA）是世界上唯一的一个超级大国.她是一个发达国家,有多元化的文化,像亚洲、欧洲和非洲的.正因为此,有些人把美国称为一个“大熔炉”.

美国现在在世界上的各个领域都雄霸一方,像经济、教育、政治、军事和文化.她有先进的工业、思想,并有全世界一些最聪明的科学家.

但是她也有自己的问题,比如种族歧视和穷富之间逐渐拉大的差距.

My name  . I am from . There are people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He  a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She  also a busy woman. I have a older ster and a younger brother. My ster  a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in Englh. My brother  an elementary school student. He  8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wh I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that  why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

Spring Festival is the most important and popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have a big meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.

I love Spring Festival.

春节是中国最重要和最受欢迎的节日。在春节之前,人们通常打扫卫生和装饰他们的房子。他们去花集市买一些花。春节期间,大人通常给孩子压岁钱。人们经常聚在一起,一顿大餐。有些人吃饺子吃晚饭。

我爱春节。

Hello ! I m XX ,I feel I will be fit for the job needed in your company. I’m 22 years old and in good health. After graduation from XXXXa middle school, I have studied IT for many years. I am a better man.Do well in personal responsibility ,I am good at both operating a PC,I like palying basketball.computer and listening to the music.I’m interested in the position .

I want very much to be accepted by your company. I’ll work hard if I can be a member in your company.

Hello, everybody

My name is Justin ZHAO. Its said that a persons name may reflect or determines his destiny or fate in a way.

My first name in Chinese means surpass. Life is a long and tough run to go. I must learn how to survive in this fast moving society and try to thrive.

I’m open minded, easy-going, warm hearted with a sunshine smile. I have superb and god features such as honesty and sweet temper. Also, I much enjoy making friends from all walks of life. My favorite fun is travelling around the world.

I was borned on Feb. 2, 1976. I had an elder sister two and half years older than I. Frankly speaking, I should say I had a good and memorable childhood in my life. I was not a leading student in my elementary school but in junior middle School. I scored good marks and ranked high both in my class and in the grade. Thats the honorable and shining time. Things began to change from the date I stepped into the No.28 senior high school in Shenyang. I always chose the wrong school to go to. Therefore, I learned and cherished the most remarkable experiences in my schoolings. I made a very good and dependable friend and related to him till now. I cherished it deep in my heart so much.

This is me, a man who never stops going forward!

Thank you!

As it is known to us all ,LuXun is a famous Chinese writer. He is not only a writer, thinker, but also the founder of Chinese Literature . He wrote many classic (经典的)novels and his stories, which are translated many languages, were made into film,such as The True Story of AH Q and The New Years Sacrifice,which deeply showed peoples suffering in the old days.

Because of his achievement to Chinese literature, Chairman Mao spoke highly of him. Besides, some of his works were selected into the text books in high school and university. I think youll gain a lot from reading his works.

"I now declare the rules of the game: a man hides a few things, and a few others go and hide them," said the town. We drew a lot and finally decided to hide three coke bottle caps from our cousin. The cousin pushed us out of the room and hid things by herself... After a while, the cousin came out with a smile and said, "hide it, you cant find it!" We swarmed in, and I thought: the easiest place to hide is probably the most secluded place. So, I will seriously every corner to find it again, did not, in the look at the kid sister, drill under the bed, their tails on the outside, groping hands in it, no, she just want to stand up, "alas!" The little sister cried, and she cried, and she stood up under the bed and hit the bed.

So she stopped the game. Ah! One less opponent, but the cousin is also difficult to deal with, see her in the closet to each piece of clothing to turn over, wow! Not yet! But where exactly? I glanced around, and then I noticed a shiny object behind the curtain.

I pulled the curtain aside. Coke bottle caps! I was happy to jump three feet high, my cousin saw, a look of unconvinced. But shes picking up speed. Look for it here. I made haste, and under the bed and then watch out of the reach of little younger sister, and I found a coke bottle caps, my heart even more excited to get up, then I have found in a book under the last bottle. "Shout! It took me a lot of work! I sighed and said, my cousin, my cousin and my sister are all happy for me. The cousin said, "you are very observant!" I heard it, I was very happy.

my name is ________. i am graduatefrom ________ seniorhigh school and major in ________. there are ________ people in my family. my father works in a computer company. and my mother is a housewife. i am the youngest one in my family.

in my spare time, i like to read novels. i think reading could enlargemy knowledge. as for novels, i could imagine whatever i like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. in addition to reading, i also like to play pc games. a lot of grownups think playing pc games hinders the students from learning. but i think pc games could motivate me to learn something such as english or japanese.my favorite course is english because i think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. i wish my english could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent english in the future.

我的名字是________。我graduatefrom ________ seniorhigh学校及主要________。有________人在我的家人。我父亲的作品在一家电脑公司。和我母亲是一位家庭主妇。我是家里最小的一个。

我在业余时间，我喜欢看小说。我认为阅读可以enlargemy知识。至于小说，我可以想象不管我，如著名的科学家或功夫师父。除了阅读，我也喜欢玩电脑游戏。很多的成年人认为玩电脑游戏阻碍从学习的学生。

但我认为，个人电脑游戏可以激励我学到一些东西，英语或japanese.my喜欢当然，这样的英语，因为我觉得有趣的是，说的是一套通过不同的声音。我希望我的英语可以提高在未来4年，可以说在未来流利的英语。

My name isxx.  I am graduate from xxx seniorhigh school and major in xx.  There are xx people in my family.  My father works in a computer company.  And my mother is a housewife.  I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels.  I think reading could enlargemy knowledge.  As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master.  In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games.  A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning.  But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese. My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds.  I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.

Situated in the western outskirts of Haidian District, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from central Beijing. Having the largest royal park and being well preserved, it was designated, in 1960 by the State Council, as a Key Cultural Relics Protection Site of China. Containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden, and is ranked amongst the most noted and classical gardens of the world. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), during the succeeding reign of feudal emperors; it was extended continuously. By the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it had become a luxurious royal garden providing royal families with rest and entertainment. Originally called Qingyi Garden (Garden of Clear Ripples), it was know as one of the famous three hills and five gardens (Longevity Hill, Jade Spring Mountain, and Fragrant Hill; Garden of Clear Ripples, Garden of Everlasting Spring, Garden of Perfection and Brightness, Garden of Tranquility and Brightness, and Garden of Tranquility and Pleasure). Like most of the gardens of Beijing, it could not elude the rampages of the Anglo-French allied force and was destroyed by fire. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled navy funds to reconstruct it for her own benefit, changing its name to Summer Palace (Yiheyuan). She spent most of her later years there, dealing with state affairs and entertaining. In 1900, it suffered again, being ransacked by the Eight-Power Allied Force. After the success of the 1911 Revolution, it was opened to the public.

Composed mainly of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, The Summer Palace occupies an area of 294 hectares (726.5 acres), three quarters of which is water. Guided by nature, artists designed the gardens exquisitely so that visitors would see marvelous views and be amazed by perfect examples of refined craftwork using the finest materials.

Centered on the Tower of Buddhist Incense (Foxiangge) the Summer Palace consists of over 3,000 structures including pavilions, towers, bridges, and corridors. The Summer Palace can be divided into four parts: the court area, front-hill area, front-lake area, and rear-hill and back-lake area.

Front-Hill Area: this area is the most magnificent area in the Summer Palace with the most constructions. Its layout is quite distinctive because of the central axis from the yard of Kunming Lake to the hilltop, on which important buildings are positioned including Gate of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Moral Glory, Tower of Buddhist Incense, the Hall of the Sea of Wisdom, etc.

Rear-Hill and Back-Lake Area: although the constructions are fewer here, it has a unique landscape, with dense green trees, and winding paths. Visitors can feel a rare tranquility, and elegance. This area includes scenic spots such as Kunming Lake and Back Lake , which presents a tranquil beauty, Garden of Harmonious Interest , built by imitating the layout of Southern China’s classical gardens, and Suzhou Market Street, endowed with a strong flavor of the water town Suzhou.

Court Area: this is where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu met officials, conducted state affairs and rested. Entering the East Palace Gate, visitors may see the main palace buildings: the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity served as the office of the Emperor, the Hall of Jade Ripples where Guangxu lived, the Hall of Joyful Longevity, Cixis residence, the Garden of Virtue and Harmony where Cixi was entertained, Yiyun House , where once lived the Empress Longyu, and Long Gallery, which measures the longest in Chinese gardens.

Front Lake Area: covering a larger part of the Summer Palace, opens up the vista of the lake. A breeze fluttering, waves gleam and willows kiss the ripples of the vast water. In this comfortable area there are the Eastern Bank and Western Bank, Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Nanhu Island, the largest island in Summer Palace, Bronze Ox, an imposing statue beside the lake, and Marble Boat, built in western style with elaborate decorations . On the western bank float six distinct bridges amongst which the Jade-Belt Bridge is the pretty!

My name is Yin Zhaoyi. Im nine years old. Im from Hengyang, Hunan. I love writing and reading.

I was a lively and cheerful girl, face, round eyes, long eyebrows, high nose, black hair, big mouth, short stature, long limbs.

Today is Sunday. I asked my mother if I could go to the library to read books. My mother said yes, I went straight to the library happily, and there were very few people in the library. I picked up a book and looked up. An hour passed, and two hours passed. Until 6 oclock in the evening, I found it was 6, and I ran home at full speed.

Good morning, my name is jack, it is really a great honor to have this opportunity for a interview, I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today, eventually enroll in this prestigious university in september. now I will introduce myself briefly,I am 21 years old,born in Heilongjiang province ,northeast of china,and I am curruently a senior student at beijing XX university.

I will work hard in these fields ,patent ,trademark, copyright, on the base of my years study in department of p&p, my character? I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading, listening to music, but I am not lonely, I like to chat with my classmates, almost talk everything ,my favoritepastime is valleyball,playing cards or surf online. through college life,I learn how to balance between study and entertainment. by the way, I was a actor of our amazing drama club. I had a few glorious memory on stage. that is my pride .

That s all. Thank you for giving me the chance.

[护理求职英语自我介绍

Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends? Because they destroy so many insects, and insects include some of the greatest enemies of the human race.Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.Moreover, unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.

Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them.One can tell the difference almost at a glance, for a spider always has eight legs and an insect never more than six.

How many spiders are engaged in this work on our behalf? One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitch.Spiders are busy for at least half the year in killing insects.It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.

你可能会觉得奇怪，蜘蛛怎么会是我们的朋友呢?因为它们能消灭那么多的昆虫，其中包括一些人类的大敌。要不是人类受一些食虫动物的保护，昆虫就会使我们无法在地球上生活下去，昆虫会吞食我们的全部庄稼，杀死我们的成群的牛羊。我们要十分感谢那些吃昆虫的鸟和兽，然而把它们所杀死的昆虫全部加在一起也只相当于蜘蛛所消灭的一小部分。此外，蜘蛛不同于其他食虫动物，它们丝毫不危害我们和我们的财物。

许多人认为蜘蛛是昆虫，但它们不是昆虫，甚至与昆虫毫无关系。人们几乎一眼就能看出二者的差异，因为蜘蛛都是8条腿，而昆虫的腿从不超过6条。

有多少蜘蛛在为我们效力呢?一位研究蜘蛛的权威对英国南部一块草坪上的蜘蛛作了一次调查。他估计每英亩草坪里有225万多只蜘蛛。这就是说，在一个足球场上约有600万只不同种类的蜘蛛。蜘蛛至少有半年忙于吃昆虫。它们一年中消灭了多少昆虫，我们简直无法猜测，它们是吃不饱的动物，不满意一日三餐。据估计，在英国蜘蛛一年里所消灭昆虫的重量超过了这个国家人口的总重量。

Today, my grandmother took me to observe the rose flowers in my neighbors grandmothers house. We walked into the neighbors grandmothers garden.

As soon as I entered the small garden of my neighbors house, I smelled the aroma of rose flowers. I immediately ran to see the rose flowers. Looking from a distance, the powder is like Xia, the white is like jade, the yellow is like gold, and all kinds of rose flowers are blooming. They are more beautiful with the foil of leaves and artificial cultivation.

Their postures are different, and each has its own characteristics. Some flowers hold tightly, like a born baby, afraid to show up; Some flowers are in bud, like a girl covering her face with a scarf; Some flowers only bloom like big officials, and their skills are superior to the crowd.

The bright red is like a torch burning. The beige rose looks like it is woven with thin yellow yarn. It is delicate and lovely. The purple spotted flowers are also distinctive. The white petals are covered with purple crystals, dotted and glittering. A breeze blows. The rose sways its slim posture and floats a beautiful green yarn skirt.

Chinese rose not only has charming and moving posture, but also has noble character.

Rose, you are the flower of science and technology, you are the most beautiful flower of the motherland.

I am Ma Yuanhao. Now let me tell you something about my family. My family has seven people in it, my father, my mother, my brother, my sister, my uncle, my grandfather and I. My grandfather is a driver. He drives a bus. He works in Beijing. He has two kids. They are my father and my uncle.

My father and my uncle are both office workers. They are in the same office. My brother is a policeman. He is tall and strong. He works in Shenyang.I am a student. My sister is a student,too. We are in the same school, but in different grades. My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. We live in Beijing now with my parents.

I often have bread and milk for breakfast. I like eating hamburgers, too. And for lunch, I usually have some chicken with vegetables and rice. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I usually have Jiaozi and an apple for dinner. I think I can eat healthily.

My mother cooks very well. She often cooks nice food for us.

I love my family!

“各位先生、女士们，大家好!我姓关名羽潇，是红星闪闪旅行社的一位导游。首先预祝大家旅途愉快!好，现在大家看我身后的那扇朱红的大门就是故宫的正门了。故宫处在北京市城区中心是明清两代的皇宫，也是当今世界现存规模最大、建筑最雄伟、保存最完整的古代皇家宫殿，好了现在已经到了停车场，先介绍到这儿请大家下车吧!”

各位请看!这便是故宫的正大门午门。它建成于1420年，它的名字是用来斩头的吗?其实它还有一个作用就是在士兵出征之前，军官们也就是现在的‘领导’在这儿诸如鼓舞士气并下达命令之类的……，好!那我们就到故宫里面吧。

各位朋友，在我们眼前的就是闻名中外的三大殿：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。先来看看太和殿，它高有33米，从东至西长有64米，从南至北宽有33米，面积为2377平方米。太和殿是在皇帝上早朝和举行盛大典礼的地方，它的规模为紫禁城内大殿第一，正背上的吻兽的体积也是我国目前最大的。总而言之，处处显示它的“第一”的思想体现。看完了太和殿让我们一起去中和殿。中和殿是皇帝在大典前等待吉时、稍事休息的地方。下面请朋友们自由参观一下当时的国宴厅保和殿。

Fast, please come with me, this is the entrance to the Forbidden City, also is the meridian gate, the most is the one door in the middle of the emperor, it is the two sides of the door left court officials, the two on the side of the door is local bureaucrats, bachelors and the people go.

Now we come to the hall of supreme harmony, you can see the blue gold plaque, inscribed with "the hall of supreme harmony" three words. The hall of supreme harmony is the palace of a larger house, taihe palace, zhonghe palace and Baohe Palace is from "6" to the qing dynasty, has great historical value, there is no lack of ancient flavor. You can see and channel the rail of the temple and the hall of supreme harmony, there are many stone carving of a lion, you know what is it used for? Tell you, it is used for drainage. Rain flow low-lying place, on top of the wall flow into the holes of the earth, after a pipeline dredge, can be shipped to port. Actually, zhonghe palace and the overall structure of the hall of supreme harmony, just a little small. The composition

Now appears in front of our eyes is Baohe Palace, who knows what is it? Oh, how clever the foreign visitors, even Chinas scenic spots and historical sites all understand clearly. By the way, this is the place where emperors used to worship the gods, the door of the red-crowned cranes and big censer is also do this. Having said that, I want to bring two small problems: red-crowned crane is what kind of moulds, large incense burner is made of what, you think, please. Great, Im no longer the suspense, red-crowned crane is made of cast iron, and large incense burner is made of copper. You can never touch them, they are already aging, if you to touch them, they will be damaged.

I am a lovely little girl, although I am 9 years old, but the understanding of the animal makes you cant believe a ferocious tiger, strange Chinese sturgeon, a giant pandas, a naughty dolphins, with the lion king of the forest, a sly fox, and clever monkey in these animals, my favorite animal is the white rabbit, the rabbit is a common animal, but I saw a small white rabbit remembered in the snow in the joy! Because I like rabbits, so I know it very well!

小白兔长得很普通，雪白雪白的毛儿，非常漂亮，要是下雪，动物们一定以为白兔是雪中小精灵。长长的耳朵，像黑宝石的眼睛，还有一张三瓣嘴，宛如听了什么笑话，笑得嘴都裂开了。

The rabbit is very common, white hair, very beautiful, if it were to snow white, animal must think snow elves. Long ears, black stones like the eyes, and a three valve mouth, like to listen to what a joke, grin cracked.

我猜白兔长得不特别是因为它吃得不好，吃一些萝卜或者青菜，我就搞不懂它为什么不吃肉呀?如果我是白兔，我就吃肉，不吃萝卜。

I guess the rabbit isnt particularly because it is not good to eat, eat some carrots or cabbage, I do not know why it does not eat meat? If I was a rabbit, I eat meat, do not eat radish.

我很喜欢兔子，所以小时候妈妈给我买了一只可爱的小白兔，可惜它在我家只过了一天就死了，还记得那天中午，妈妈买了青菜，我就拼命地把菜往小白兔的笼子里塞，白兔狼吞虎咽地大吃起来，好像一个星期没吃饭似的。就这样我让它吃了很多青菜，结果它被吃撑死了呀!唉!我真希望兔子像千年老龟一样活那么长时间呀!

I like the rabbit, so when my mother bought me a cute little rabbit, but it in my home, only one died, remember that day at noon, my mother bought vegetables, I tried to put food into the small rabbit rabbit cage plug, eat like wolves and tigers to eat, If hadnt eaten for a week. So I let it eat a lot of vegetables, it is eat dead! Oh! I really hope that the rabbit like a thousand year old turtle live so long time!

听了我的介绍，你喜欢兔子吗?

After listening to my introduction, you like rabbits?

I was a tiger boy, and everyone would laugh and say, "look, how nice the boy is!" Remember to learn taekwondo, teachers and brothers affectionately call me: big head, rain not worry!

I grow so well, because I can eat specially, composition self-introduction. When I devour the meat, my mother will say I am a little beast. Besides meat, I also have a taste for fruit. I like to eat crooked bananas, red apples, yellow oranges and very individual tomatoes. One of my favorite oranges is the yellow one. I remember grandmas little fruit stand on the front door, filled with all kinds of fruit, but grandma always kept me at home. Just can walk that day, I finally catch a chance and staggered came to the fruit stand, enjoy a little enough, then holding the rounded belly home with grandma go to pay, is really very ah!

Although I am very strong, but not a bit clumsy, running, I can always take the lead; The popular skateboard I also play very well; A year ago, I began to learn badminton, and the progress was obvious.

I am also more able to calm down, thanks to the three years of calligraphy training, not only let me write a beautiful brush calligraphy, but also developed a stubborn perseverance. I love it. In the past six months, I have read books such as the terrible science, journey to the west and Hans Christian Andersens fairy tales.

I, a sunny boy, would you like to make friends with me?

今天是中秋节，我们可以吃着月饼一起赏月了。今天奶奶教我们做枣泥月饼。我们先要准备面粉、枣泥馅、糖水、紫薯、油和鸡蛋。我们先把糖水、紫薯和油放在盘子里搅拌均匀，再把面粉揉出来倒入搅拌均匀的材料。放在桌子上醒10分钟。开始做了，我们把枣泥馅揉成圆圆的小球，然后包在面皮里面，再放在模具中压好。然后我们打上一个鸡蛋刷在月饼上，放入微波炉里烤五分钟就好了。

我们一起着吃月饼赏月。月亮好像一个光芒四射的盘子，月光如流水般倾泻下来，仿佛滑过一曲悦耳的笛声，让地上银银的、玉玉的，使人愉快极了！

就在这时，一朵白云飘了过来，想遮住月亮美丽的脸庞和她那皎洁的月光，但月亮立刻从云的缝隙里射出了银白的月光。最后，云悄悄的飘走了，夜空中就只剩下了一轮美丽的圆月和满天的星星。

我忽然想起了几句诗：“但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。”“举头望明月，低头思故乡。”“海上生明月，天涯共此时。”“明月几时有？把酒问青天。”“举杯邀明月，对影成三人。”。

在八月十五日的这一天，我们一家人幸幸福福、平平安安。在院子里谈笑风生，吃着美味的月饼。我们赏着月，是多么美满幸福啊！

我爱中秋，更爱月亮！

Sichuan is located in the Upper Yangtze Valley in the southwestern part of the country. The second largest of the Chinese provinces, it covers an area of 220,100 square miles (570,000 square kilometres). Szechwan is bordered by the provinces of Kansu and Shensi to the north, Hupeh and Hunan to the east, and Kweichow and Yunnan to the south and by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west and the province of Tsinghai to the northwest. It is the most populous province in China. The name Szechwan means “Four Streams” and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River, which flows through the province. The capital, Cheng-tu, is located in the centre of the province.

From economic, political, geographical, and historical points of view, the heart and nerve centre of Szechwan is in the eastern basin area, commonly known as the Sichuan, or Red, Basin. Its mild and humid climate, fertile soil, and abundant mineral and forestry resources make it one of the most prosperous and economically self-sufficient regions of China. The area has been seen by some as China in a microcosm and is often viewed as a country within a country. The Chinese call the basin Tien Fu Chih Kuo, which literally means “Heaven on Earth”.