Fat panda from Sichuan

Earlier we learned that other than its girls and food, Sichuan province is also famous for its pandas. Pandas are native to central and south-western China, and they live mostly in Sichuan province. According to UNESCO website, Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries are home to more than 30% of world’s pandas.

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Now let’s learn more about the pandas.

熊猫 (xióngmāo): panda

熊猫很可爱

Xióngmāo hěn kě'ài

Pandas are very cute

它耳朵小小的

Tā ěrduo xiǎo xiǎo de

They have small ears

它眼睛大大的

Tā yǎnjīng dàdà de

Their eyes are big

它尾巴短短的

Tā wěiba duǎn duǎn de

They have short tails

它身体胖胖的

Tā shēntǐ pàngpàng de

Their bodies are fat

Did you notice something in the above sentences? Yes, the reduplication of adjectives. Adjectives are reduplicated in Chinese language to indicate a higher degree of a certain quality than their non-reduplicated versions. The reduplicated form of monosyllabic adjective is AA and of disyllabic adjective is AABB. For example:

长长 (chángcháng)

漂漂亮亮 (piàopiàoliàngliàng)

Check this post for the reduplication of verbs in Chinese language.

Chengdu, Sichuan

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province, and it is one of the biggest cities in China. As you can see in the map below it is located in southwest China.

四川 (Sìchuān)

四 (sì): four

川 (chuān): river

四川 (Sìchuān) is an abbreviation for 川峡四路 (Chuānxiá Sìlù), which literally translates to “Four circuits of river and gorges”.

成都 (Chéngdū)

成 (chéng): become

都 (dū): capital

It is believed that a king gave Chengdu its names when he decided to move his capital there in the early 4^th century BC.

While in China, I spent most of my time outside Shanghai in Sichuan province. One reason might be because they say that the Sichuan girls are the most beautiful. Another reason might be because Sichuan food it really tasty. Whatever the reason maybe, it is definitely one of my favorite places in China.

Apart from being famous for its girls and food, Sichuan province is also famous for Pandas.

熊猫 (xióngmāo): panda

熊猫生活在四川省

Xióngmāo shēnghuó zài Sìchuān shěng

Pandas live in Sichuan province.