Zigong

A thousand-year-old salt capital and home of dinosaurs, Zigong stands out for its Spring Festival lantern fair, salt-merchant cuisine and the Zigong Dinosaur Museum.

Zigong lies in the southern Sichuan Basin and is famed for its history of well-salt production, earning the title "Thousand-Year Salt Capital." Highlights include the Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Xinhai Well and the Salt History Museum. The long-running Zigong Lantern Festival is held around Spring Festival, and the local salt-merchant cuisine is bold and spicy, with specialties such as cold-eaten rabbit. The lantern fair is liveliest during Spring Festival, and spring and autumn have pleasant weather. High-speed rail links the city with Chengdu, Chongqing, Yibin and more.

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