Chengdu has been continuously inhabited for over 2,300 years under the same name, unusual among Chinese cities. It is famous for laid-back teahouse culture, spicy Sichuan cuisine, and the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Du Fu's Thatched Cottage
杜甫草堂 and the Three Kingdoms shrine Wǔhóu Cí
武侯祠 commemorating Zhuge Liang are major landmarks.
