A famous saying about Chengdu is “The official city is filled with flowers”. From "Spring Night Happy Rain".

"Joyful Rain on a Spring Night" is a poem written by Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem describes the characteristics of spring rain and the scene of night rain in Chengdu with great joy, and enthusiastically praises the spring rain that comes in time and nourishes all things.

"Lovely Rain on a Spring Night"

Good rain knows the season, when spring will happen,

Sneaks into the night with the wind, moistening things silently.

The wild paths are all dark with clouds, and the river boat fires are only bright.

Look at the red and wet places at dawn, and the flowers are heavy in the official city.

Vernacular translation

Good rain seems to choose the right time to fall in the spring when all things sprout.

Accompanied by the gentle breeze, quietly enter the night. Finely and densely, it nourishes all things on the earth.

Thick dark clouds cover the fields and paths; little lights flicker on the fishing boats on the river.

Look at the flowers with dew tomorrow morning, Chengdu will be full of flowers. ?Extended information

The "Jinguan City" in the poem is another name for Chengdu.

Chengdu was the territory of Shu in ancient times. The Qin Dynasty merged Ba and Shu into Shu County and built a city. During the Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu was known as the "Jinguan City" due to its developed brocade industry and the management of brocade officials. The current tourist attraction in Chengdu, "Jinli", is an ancient street in Chengdu during the Qin and Han Dynasties that was mainly engaged in brocade weaving and brocade sales.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Chengdu was an important town on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the economic and cultural center of Southwest China. At that time, Chengdu's economy was very developed, its culture was prosperous, and Buddhism was popular. It was a famous metropolis in the country.

Modern Chengdu is an important transportation hub in southwest China and a national historical and cultural city. Since ancient times, this place has been rich in treasures and has outstanding people, so it is known as the "Land of Abundance".