都江堰简介中英

都江堰市情简介

都江堰市地处成都平原西北部，岷江出山口，是成都平原惟一的水源涵养地。全市幅员面积1207平方公里，辖19个乡镇和1个工业集中发展区，总人口66万，城区面积22平方公里，城市人口23万。

都江堰市自然生态环境优越，年均气温15.2·C，空气质量和地表水质常年保持在国家一级标准，全市森林覆盖率60%，城市森林覆盖率40.4%，是成都平原重要的“绿色屏障”，享有“天然氧吧”、“长寿之乡”的美誉；矿产、水利资源丰富，水能蕴藏量达130万千瓦。全市最低海拔500多米，最高海拔4580米，海拔高度差异达4000多米，形成了气候和物种的多样性。全市年平均气温15.2℃，境内生物多样性保存完整，有包括大熊猫、金丝猴、珙桐等珍稀物种在内的植物和动物14000余种，被誉为“世界天然植物园”、“野生珍稀动物基因库”，并建有亚洲规模最大的杜鹃专类植物园和苔藓园，是中科院五大生物多样性基地之一。

2263年前，李冰率众修建了都江堰水利工程，确保了成都平原不受水患侵害，形成天府之国，都江堰也就有了“天府之源”的美誉。都江堰市城区依山傍水，岷江五条分支河流穿城而过，山水城林堰浑然一体，拥有青城山—都江堰世界文化遗产和大熊猫栖息地自然遗产，文化底蕴丰厚，生态环境优良，是首批国家“AAAAA”级景区、“中国最佳旅游城市”、“中国历史文化名城”、“国家级生态示范区”、“国家园林城市”，获“中国人居环境范例奖”、“迪拜国际改善居住环境良好范例奖”、“最佳中国魅力城市”

称号，是四川省政府命名的“长寿之乡”。

A Brief Introduction to Dujiangyan City

Located at the mountainous watershed of Minjiang River in the

northwest of Chengdu Plain, Dujiangyan City is the only water

conservation place for the Chengdu Plain. Covering an area of 1207

square kilometers with the urban space of 22 square kilometers, it has 19

towns and one industrial development zone, and it’s only 39 kilometers

away from Chengdu City and 40 minutes’ drive to Shuangliu

International Airport. Dujiangyan is the hometown of longevity with a

total population of 660,000 and urban population of 230,000. Under the

guidance of Li Bing, the Governor of Shu Prefecture ( the former Sichuan)

of the Qin State, the local people built the water conservancy project

----- the Dujiangyan Irrigation System 2263 years ago, which prevents

Chengdu Plain from flood. It made the Chengdu Plain a “Land of

Abundance”, and naturally Dujiangyan City is reputed as the “Source of

the Land of Abundance”.

Situated in an ecological transition zone with the biodiversity,

Dujiangyan city is rich of animal and plant resources, with 14,000 species,

including Giant Panda, golden monkey and dove tree. So Dujiangyan

City is also regarded as “The World’s Natural Botanical Garden” and

“The Gene Treasure of Wild and Rare Animals”. Besides, it is abundant

in minerals and water resources with about 1,300,000 kilowatt hydropower storage. Here, the annual average temperature is 15.2℃ and

the rainfall is about 1,200 millimeters, which make the city enjoy the best

atmospheric environment in the west Sichuan Plain. The quality of the

atmosphere and water always stands at the first national level. The

altitude differs from 4580 meters to 500 meters which creates the great

difference of climate and species diversities. The forest coverage rate is

60% for the whole city and 40.4% for the urban place, which provides

Chengdu the most important ecological barrier. Meanwhile, the city has

been honored as the “Natural Oxygen Bar” and “Land of Longevity”. As

one of the five bio-diversity bases of Chinese Academy of Sciences, it has

the largest azalea garden and moss garden in Asia.

Dujiangyan City boasts two world heritage sites, one is the

Dujiangyan Irrigation System which was built more than two thousand

years ago and still functions properly, and the other is the Mount

Qingcheng which is known as the legendary cradle of Taoism. With nine

rivers across the city, the city is a perfect combination of mountains,

water, city, forests, and weirs, which makes people stay in perfect

harmony with nature. As a mixture of water culture and Taoist culture, the

city has rich tourist resources. It has won the reputation of “China’s Top

Tourist City”, “National Landscape Garden City”, “China’s Ecological

Demonstrative Region”, “National Grade AAAAA Tourist Attraction” as

well as “Historical and Cultural City in China”. Meanwhile, Dujiangyan gets the honors of “The Model of Habitat Environment Prize in China”,

Dubai International Award for “Best Practices in Improving the Living

Environment”, “The Best Charming City” and “The Land of Longevity”.