Sichuan is famous for its spicy cuisine such as hotpot and Mapo Tofu, lovely giant panda, scenic spots like Jiuzhaigou and Leshan Giant Buddha Statue.

For geographical reasons, Sichuan is located in the Basin, year-round rainfall results in a humid and cold climate, especially in winter, even thick clothes can not block the cold, so the local people eat chili to dispel cold and remove dampness.

For historical reasons, due to the mountainous area of Sichuan, the traffic is very inconvenient in ancient times, resulting in the lack of daily necessities such as oil and salt. In order to solve this problem, local people either use chili pepper or pickled cabbage instead of oil and salt, which has formed a habit over time.

March to November.

In spring, there are pear flowers, peach blossoms, rapeseed flowers, rhododendrons, etc., competing to play.

In summer go to summer resort like Mount Qingcheng, Dujiangyan and Dragon Pool Forest Park.

In autumn you can enjoy the gingko biloba and red maple leaves in Jiuzhaigou.

1. The founder of Mapo Tofu is named Chen, not Ma, just because Grandma Chen had pockmarks on her face, people called her Chen Mapo.
2. Panzhihua is the only city in China named after a flower, and actually Panzhihua is kapok.
3. The area where Kuanzhai Alley is located was the residence of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty, which is the so-called aristocratic settlement, and now is called brownstone district.

Sichuan pepper as a condiment, also has a certain medicinal value. It can remove the odor in meat food; reduce toothache caused by alternating hot and cold food; also play a role in lowering blood pressure. However, eating too much may cause fire and increase the burden on the stomach.