Beautiful Xinjiang

Beautiful Xinjiang   大美新疆

B-658C

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2024-

The third livery dedicated to Xinjiang at Chengdu Airlines is this design depicting natural elements and landmarks of the western province.

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Tags   Tourism

Sanxingdui

Sanxingdui   三星堆号

B-651S

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2024-

Sanxingdui (literally the 'Three Star Mound') is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. After Capital Airlines in 2023, Chengdu Airlines also teamed up with Sanxingdui Museum to create this gold and bronze special scheme. The theme of this design is "From Sanxingdui, the Ancient Shu Dynasty, to the New Century of China" and includes bronze masks from the ancient Shu Kingdom on the front part as well as more recent buildings at the back.

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Tags   Tourism

Jiangbulake

Jiangbulake   江布拉克

Golden Qitai - Dry Wharf   金奇台·旱码头

B-321Y

A320-214

Chengdu Airlines

2024-

On August 8, 2024, Qitai Jiangbulake Airport officially opened with two routes out of Xinjiang: Qitai-Lanzhou-Chengdu and Qitai-Zhengzhou-Fuzhou. The latter is operated by Chengdu Airlines and this A320 features special decals on the occasion. The Jianbulake area is a scenic spot near Qitai Town north of the Tian Shan mountains, and Qitai was an important spot along the ancient Silk Road.

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Tags   Tourism

Turpan (Tulufan)

Turpan (Tulufan)   吐鲁番号

The grapes in Turpan are ripe   吐鲁番的葡萄熟了

B-652F

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2024-

Turpan (translated on the plane as Tulufan, also referred to as Turfan) is a city/area in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang famous for its production of grapes. Chengdu Airlines is the most active airline at the local Turpan Jiaohe Airport.

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Tiger-leaping Dragon

Tiger-leaping Dragon   虎跃龙腾

B-653E

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2022-

B-651T & B-653E were both delivered to the airline at a ceremony in Chengdu on September 30, 2022. The open mouth of the tiger refers to the attitude of the ancient China stone tiger displayed at the Jinsha Site Archeological Museum in Chengdu. The vigorous movement of the tiger is said to illustrate the saying "The tiger leaps in China for thousands of years, and the spring is prosperous, and all the people are happy".

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Tags   Wildlife

Bright Future

Bright Future   锦绣前程

B-651T

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2022-

B-651T & B-653E were both delivered to the airline at a ceremony in Chengdu on September 30, 2022. The basic purple colour symbolizes the auspicious omen of "purple air coming from the east". A giant panda astronaut and a golden monkey captain roam the sky with Chengdu flower hibiscus in their hands, witnessing the launch of the new "Fuxing" high-speed train, a somehow modified C-919 lookalike and the Tiangong Space Station. This scheme is a celebration of the country's technological advances.

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Tags   Cartoon & Anime, Initiative, Panda

Jinsha

Jinsha   金沙号

Elk chasing the Golden Sun Bird of the Hibiscus City to trace Jinsha   麋鹿逐金轮，蓉城溯金沙

B-652G

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2022-25

Jinsha (literally Golden Sands) is an archaeological site located in Chengdu. This livery is the result of a design competition held by the airline and the museum of the Jinsha site in 2021. The winning design merges graphic elements of ancient China (Jinsha was the capital of the Shu state) and present day Chengdu. Deer antlers were found on the Jinsha site and were used in the Shu people's sacrificial ceremonies, hence the deers in the scheme.

Chengdu was known before as the "Hibiscus City" (Rongcheng, 蓉城), from the hibiscus which King Mengchang of the Later Shu ordered planted upon the city wall during the 10th century. The Golden Sun Bird is an artefact unearthed in Jinsha in 2001, now a symbol of Chengdu and the logo of the airline.

In early 2024 the aircraft was leased to Vietjet with a different scheme for the occasion.

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Tags   Design Competition, Museums & Buildings, Traditional Patterns

Chinese Dream

Chinese Dream   中国梦

B-603P

ARJ-21-700

Chengdu Airlines

2019-

This special livery was unveiled in cooperation with COMAC and the airframe lessor ICBC in time for the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the PRC. Beijing and Shanghai buildings as well as Chengdu symbols and Sichuan pandas are featured all over the plane. It highlights the achievements of the PRC.

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Tags   Nationhood, Panda

Yucheng

Yucheng   鹃城号

Pixian County Douban - The soul of Sichuan cuisine, from Yucheng   郫县豆瓣 - 川菜之魂·源自鹃城

B-8185

A320-214

Chengdu Airlines

2019-20

Pixian County Douban (or Doubanjiang) is the designation of origin of a famous seasoning product of Sichuan sold by the Yucheng company. It is a red, spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices; notably the local Pixian County watercress is fermented by natural techniques to obtain this indispensable seasoning in Sichuan recipes.

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Tags   Food