Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Sichuan Daily Newspaper Industry Group |
Publisher | West China City Daily Agency |
Founded | 1 January 1995[1] |
Language | Simplified Chinese |
Headquarters | Chengdu[2] |
OCLC number | 144519329 |
Website | wccdaily.com.cn |
West China City Daily[3] (WCCD;[4] Chinese: 华西都市报) is a daily newspaper based in Chengdu, China. It was launched on 1 January 1995 and is the first metropolis newspaper in the People's Republic of China.[5][6]
The preparatory work for the establishment of West China City Daily began in early 1994,[7] and the publication was officially launched on New Year's Day in 1995. It was established by the Sichuan Daily Newspaper Industry Group (四川日报报业集团)[8] and is published by the West China City Daily Agency (华西都市报社).
It is also referred as West China Metropolis Daily in some English translations.[9]