Example sentences for: sichuan

How can you use “sichuan” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Not far away is the center of Zen (Chan) Buddhism in Sichuan, the 1,300-year-old Wenshu Temple, which maintains its own company of woodcarvers as well as a vegetarian restaurant and outdoor teahouse.

  • Although Chongqing is physically located in subtropical Sichuan (Szechuan) Province, since March 1997 it has been an autonomous governmental unit (as are Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), with a staggering metropolitan population of over 30 million people.

  • Hustling, bustling peasants hawk the rich harvest of the surrounding farming country: cabbages and oranges, eggs and live chickens (they are weighed while flapping), river fish and squirming eels, and table after table of the most fragrant spices, while stalls and hole-in-the-wall cafés heat up the city’s number-one dish, the Sichuan hotpot.

  • From Lijiang, one can journey still farther into China’s ultimate outback, to Leaping Tiger Gorge (Xutiaoxia), Lugu Lake, and villages on the Sichuan and Tibetan borders.

  • Look above all for varieties particular to the region; in Chongqing, for instance, you might buy Sichuan dried peppers.


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