你好呀，熊猫故乡成都！/ Hello, Chengdu: Hometown of Giant Pandas!

【插图1：扎着羊角辫的小女孩抱着熊猫玩偶，趴在窗边望着远处的雪山，窗台上摆着一碗飘着红油的小吃】 “妈妈，成都到底是什么样子的呀？”6岁的小宇抱着怀里圆滚滚的熊猫玩偶，晃着妈妈的胳膊问。再过一周，他们就要坐飞机去成都玩了，小宇的脑海里只有“熊猫”和“火锅”两个词，其他的都还是空白。 “Mom, what is Chengdu like?” Six-year-old Xiaoyu shook his mom’s arm, holding the round panda plush toy in his arms. In another week, they would take a plane to Chengdu. Xiaoyu only had two words in his mind: “panda” and “hot pot”, and everything else was still blank. 妈妈笑着揉了揉他的头发：“成都呀，是一座连风都慢半拍的城市，是熊猫的故乡，是火锅的天下，也是全世界最让人舒服的地方之一。” Mom smiled and rubbed his hair: “Chengdu is a city where even the wind moves half a beat slower. It is the hometown of pandas, the capital of hot pot, and one of the most comfortable places in the world.” 从那天起，小宇就开始查所有关于成都的资料，他发现，成都的魔力，远比他想象的要大得多。 From that day on, Xiaoyu started looking up all kinds of information about Chengdu. He found that the magic of Chengdu was far greater than he imagined.

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你听说过<city>成都</city>吗？它是中国西南的一座城市，是四川省的省会，就像每个省都有自己的“老大”一样，成都是四川省的省会城市，是全省的政治、经济、文化中心。它还有一个特别可爱的别称——<city>蓉城</city>，这个别称的来历还有个好玩的小故事呢！ Have you ever heard of <city>Chengdu</city>? It is a city in southwest China, and the capital city of Sichuan Province. Just like every province has its own “big brother”, Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan, the political, economic and cultural center of the whole province. It also has a super cute nickname — <city>Rong City</city>. There is a fun little story behind this nickname! 一千多年前，唐朝的女皇武则天特别喜欢一种叫芙蓉的花，她让士兵把芙蓉花种满了成都城的城墙边。秋天的时候，满城都是粉的、红的芙蓉花，风一吹，花瓣飘得满街都是，就像给城市穿了一件会动的花裙子。所以从那以后，大家就把成都叫做“蓉城”啦。 More than 1000 years ago

一千多年前，唐朝的女皇武则天特别喜欢一种叫芙蓉的花，她让士兵把芙蓉花种满了成都城的城墙边。秋天的时候，满城都是粉的、红的芙蓉花，风一吹，花瓣飘得满街都是，就像给城市穿了一件会动的花裙子。所以从那以后，大家就把成都叫做“蓉城”啦。 More than 1,000 years ago, Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty loved a flower called hibiscus very much. She ordered soldiers to plant hibiscus all along the city walls of Chengdu. In autumn, the whole city was filled with pink and red hibiscus flowers. When the wind blew, petals drifted all over the streets, as if the city was wearing a moving floral dress. So from then on, people started calling Chengdu “Rong City”. 【知识小卡片·纸书版】 > 你知道吗？芙蓉花现在是成都的市花哦！每年10月到11月，成都的街道、公园、河边都会开满芙蓉花，风一吹就像下了一场粉色的雨，特别漂亮。如果你秋天去成都，一定要带个相机拍芙蓉花呀！ > 【Knowledge Card·Print Edition】 > Did you know? Hibiscus is now the official city flower of Chengdu! Every year from October to November, hibiscus blooms all over Chengdu’s streets, parks and riverbanks. When the wind blows, it’s like a pink rain is falling—so beautiful! If you visit Chengdu in autumn, don’t forget to bring a camera to take photos of the hibiscus. 【电子版互动提示】 > 点击此处👉[2024年成都芙蓉花观赏地图]可查看全城最佳赏花点位哦！ > [Click here 👉 [2024 Chengdu Hibiscus Viewing Map] to see the best spots to enjoy the flowers across the city!]

除了“蓉城”，成都还有很多好听的别称呢！因为成都平原土地特别肥沃，种的水稻、小麦都能长得特别好，古代的人们就把成都平原叫做“天府之国”，意思是“大自然送给我们的大宝藏”，成都作为天府之国的核心城市，也被叫做“天府之城”。还有因为成都的熊猫太有名了，很多小朋友都叫它“熊猫城”，是不是特别可爱？ Besides “Rong City”, Chengdu has many other nice nicknames! Because the Chengdu Plain has extremely fertile soil, where rice and wheat can grow very well, ancient people called the Chengdu Plain “Land of Abundance”, meaning “a big treasure given by nature”. As the core city of the Land of Abundance, Chengdu is also called “City of Abundance”. And because its pandas are so famous, many kids call it “Panda City”—isn’t that cute? <city>成都</city>位于中国西南部，是四川省的省会，也就是四川省的“中心城市”，全省最重要的政府、学校、医院、公司都在这里。它东边挨着重庆，南边挨着云南、贵州，西边挨着西藏，北边挨着陕西、甘肃，就像个住在西南中心的“小管家”，方便和周围的所有城市打交道。 <city>Chengdu</city> is located in southwest China, and is the capital of Sichuan Province—the “central city” of Sichuan, where the most important government offices, schools, hospitals and companies of the whole province are located. It borders Chongqing to the east, Yunnan and Guizhou to the south, Tibet to the west, and Shaanxi and Gansu to the north. It’s like a “little manager” living in the center of southwest China, making it easy to connect with all the surrounding cities. $$\text{成都市域面积} = 14335\ \text{km}^2 \approx 2 \times \text{上海市面积}$$ 如果你把上海的地图放大2倍，差不多就是成都的大小啦。成都有1600多万人口，比很多国家的人口还多呢，但是它一点都不挤，因为城市里有很多公园，人均公园面积有10平方米，相当于每个小朋友都有一个10平方米的小花园哦。 If you double the size of Shanghai’s map, it’s almost the same as Chengdu’s area. Chengdu has a population of more than 16 million, which is larger than the population of many countries. But it’s not crowded at all, because there are many parks in the city. The per capita park area is 10 square meters, which means every kid has their own 10-square-meter small garden!

说到<city>成都</city>，第一个想到的肯定是<symbol>大熊猫</symbol>呀！大熊猫是中国的国宝，全世界只有中国才有，而成都就是大熊猫最主要的“家”哦。 When people talk about <city>Chengdu</city>, the first thing they think of must be <symbol>giant pandas</symbol>! Giant pandas are China’s national treasure, and they only exist in China. Chengdu is the main “home” of giant pandas. 成都的<landmark>大熊猫繁育研究基地</landmark>是全球最大的熊猫繁育和保护基地，这里生活着200多只大熊猫，还有很多小熊猫、黑颈鹤等其他可爱的小动物。基地里最有名的明星熊猫叫“和花”，大家都叫它“花花”，因为它圆滚滚的，胖乎乎的，爬树的时候特别慢，像个小汤圆滚来滚去，好多小朋友专门从全国各地飞来成都，就为了看花花一眼。 The <landmark>Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding</landmark> is the world’s largest panda breeding and protection base, home to more than 200 giant pandas, as well as other cute animals like red pandas and black-necked cranes. The most famous star panda here is called Hehua, and everyone calls her “Huahua”. She’s round and chubby, and when she climbs trees, she moves so slowly, rolling around like a little glutinous rice ball. Many kids fly to Chengdu from all over the country just to take a look at her. $$\text{成年大熊猫每日竹叶摄入量} = 12\sim38\ \text{kg}$$ 你知道吗？成年大熊猫每天要吃12到38公斤的竹子，差不多是一个小朋友体重的1/3那么多哦！它们每天除了吃竹子，就是睡觉，一天能睡12个小时以上，比很多小朋友睡的还多，真的是“好吃懒做”的国宝呀！ Did you know? Adult giant pandas eat 12 to 38 kilograms of bamboo every day, which is almost 1/3 of a kid’s weight! Besides eating bamboo, they just sleep all day, for more than 12 hours a day—even more than many kids! They are truly “lazy and food-loving” national treasures. 【电子版VR互动】 > 点击此处👉[大熊猫基地720°VR漫游]可以“走”进熊猫基地，看花花吃竹子、爬树、和同伴玩，就像真的站在它面前一样哦！ > [Click here 👉 [Giant Panda Base 720° VR Tour] to “walk” into the panda base, watch Huahua eat bamboo, climb trees and play with her friends, just like you are standing right in front of her!] 【纸书插图提示】 > 本页左侧插图为大熊猫繁育研究基地全景，小朋友可以用随书附赠的绿色荧光笔，在插图上圈出你最喜欢的熊猫哦！ > [Print Book Illustration Tip: The illustration on the left of this page is a panoramic view of the Giant Panda Breeding Base. Kids can use the green highlighter pen attached to the book to circle their favorite panda on the illustration!]

除了熊猫，成都最出名的就是<food>火锅</food>啦！成都火锅是全球有名的美食，很多外国人来中国，第一站就要来成都吃火锅。成都火锅最有特点的就是九宫格，把火锅分成9个小格子，每个格子可以烫不同的菜：比如毛肚要在中间最烫的格子烫，毛肚要在边上的格子煮，脑花要放在最温的格子焖，是不是特别有意思？ Besides pandas, the most famous thing about Chengdu is <food>hot pot</food>! Chengdu hot pot is a world-famous delicacy, and many foreigners coming to China will make Chengdu their first stop just to eat hot pot. The most special feature of Chengdu hot pot is the “nine-grid” divider, which splits the hot pot into 9 small grids. You can blanch different ingredients in each grid: for example, tripe should be blanched in the hottest middle grid, meat slices in the side grids, and pork brain simmered in the warmest grid. Isn’t that interesting? 吃成都火锅还有个口诀：“毛肚七上八下，鸭肠三提三摆，黄喉微微发卷就能吃”，这些口诀都是成都人吃了上百年火锅总结出来的，特别好用。如果你去吃火锅，记得让爸爸妈妈教你用这些口诀，你就能吃到最脆最嫩的菜啦！ There’s even a little rhyme for eating Chengdu hot pot: “Seven up, eight down for tripe; three lifts and three swings for duck intestines; eat yellow throat when it’s slightly curled.” These rhymes are summarized by Chengdu people after more than 100 years of eating hot pot, and they work really well. If you go eat hot pot, remember to ask your parents to teach you these rhymes, so you can eat the crispest and tenderest ingredients! 【知识小卡片·双语版】 > 成都火锅为什么大多是辣的？因为成都过去潮湿，吃辣椒可以驱寒祛湿，所以成都人慢慢就爱上了辣味。如果小朋友不能吃辣，可以点“鸳鸯锅”，一半是辣汤，一半是清汤，想吃什么味道就涮什么格子哦！ > Why is most Chengdu hot pot spicy? Because Chengdu used to be humid, and eating chili can drive out cold and dampness. So Chengdu people slowly fell in love with the spicy flavor. If you can’t eat spicy