Bird's eye views of Sichuan, birthplace of Ba-Shu culture (4/8)

Sichuan province, located in the southwest of China, was referred to in ancient Chinese sources as Ba-Shu, an abbreviation of the kingdoms of Ba and Shu which existed within the Sichuan Basin. Ba included Chongqing and the land in eastern Sichuan along the Yangtze and some tributary streams, while Shu included today's Chengdu, its surrounding plain and adjacent territories in western Sichuan. Ba-Shu culture took shape over thousands of years ago, dating back to the late Neolithic Age. [Photo/Liu Zhongjun]