Chinese Name: 遂宁市 (suí níng shì)

Population: 3,840,000  

Area: 5,326 square kilometers (2,056 square miles) 

Nationalities: Han  

Administrative Division: 2 districts (Chuanshan, Anju); 3 counties (Shehong, Pengxi, Daying) 

Seat of the City Government: 40, Desheng Xi Lu, Chuanshan District, Suining City 

Useful Telephone Numbers: Tourist Complaints: 0825-96927
                                          Tourist Inquiries: 2311538
                                          Weather Forecast: 121
                                          Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Bank of China Suining Branch: 1, Mingyue Lu, Chuanshan District, Suining City 

China Post Suining Branch: 425, Suizhou Zhong Lu, Chuanshan District, Suining City 

Location: Suining is located in central Sichuan Province on the middle reaches of the Fujiang River. It is bordered by Chongqing in the east and Chengdu in the west and is in the same neighborhood as Neijiang, Ziyang, Deyang and Mianyang. Shizhong District was the former downtown area of Suining and became Chuanshan District and Anju District in 2003.

History: During the Xia (21st - 16th century BC) and Shang (16th - 11th century BC) dynasties, it belonged to Liangzhou, one of the nine prefectures of the nation. In the early years of the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), it was governed by the Shu Kingdom which is one of the two slave states in ancient Sichuan (the other is the Ba Kingdom). Suining was the name of this area from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). It means ending war to achieve peace.    
 
Physical Features: Suining is situated in the central part of the Sichuan Basin, seventy percent of its territory is hilly. River valleys and low mountains occupy the rest of city. The terrain slopes gently downward from northwest to southeast. There are fifteen medium and small rivers in total crisscrossing the city.                 

Climate: Suining has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with moderate weather all the year round. The hottest days occur in August and the average temperature of this month falls around 27℃ (80.6℉). January is the coldest period during a year with an average temperature of 6-6.5℃ (42.8-43.7℉). It frequently rains from June to August, especially in July. 

When to Go: March to July and September to November  
  
Special Local Products: Tuopai Yeast Liquor, dried bean curd, grapefruit, dahuricae angelica root (herb), preserved Sichuan pickle

 Attractions:
Longfeng Valley is located 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) southeast of Mingxing Town of Shehong County is the core scenic spot of Longfengxia National Geo-park, which boasts rich paleontologic fossil relics and woodstone fossils hiding among the forest, caves and strange stones in the valley. It also has barbarian tribal ruins, large-scale tombs of the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) and four temples dating from the period since the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The 8th International Congress on Jurassic System will be held here in 2010. 

Guangde Temple on Wolong Mountain, in the western outskirt of Suining, was first built around 618 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It had been a popular temple for a thousand odd years. Every year the incense fair and the birthday of Kwan-yin is the most rumbling time for devotees from near and far.   

Other Scenic Spots: Chinese Dead Sea, Lingquan Temple, Baofan Temple, Profound Pipe Wells (Zhuotongjing)

Travel Tips:
Suining is about one hour from Nanchong and about four hours from Mianyang. Visitors can conveniently use the airports of these two cities. In addition, Suining is 146 kilometers and 147 kilometers (about 91 miles) from Chongqing and Chengdu.
Suining central bus station: 5, Nanjin Lu, Chuanshan District, Suining City.