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Foreword/2

The Origin of the Appellation

  "CelestialTreasure House" 4

Bashu Landscape 9

Bashu Culture 10

Bashu Folklore and Spiritual World 15

Unique Landscape Nurtures

 a Unique Culture/I

Ancient Bashu Cultural Zone 4

Landscape Wonders 15

Rivers and Bashu Civilization 47

Mystic Ancient

 Bashu Civilization/S9

The Origin and Development of

 theAncient Shu Culture 64

The Maturity Period of the Bashu Culture

 and Related Origins 74

Art in the Green Basin/99

Wonderful Sichuan Opera 100

Popular Art 117

Ethnic Minority Singing and Dancing 125

Embroidery and Painting 129

Sichuan Cuisine/137

Time-honored Cuisine 138

Sichuan Flavors 142

Scholar Cooks and Popular Snacks 148

Modern Sichuan Cuisine 153

Sichuan Tea/159

Long Historv 160

Varieties of Sichuan Tea 166

Tea Customs 178

Tea Obsession in Chengdu 182

Sichuan Liquor/191

Home to Famous Liquors

siX Top Liquor Brands 199

Drinking Customs of Ethnic Minorities 202

Obsession with Liquor 203

Appendix/214