section_path: Education and research
section_name: Education and research
paragraph_text: Education and research
  
  Wen Weng, administer of Chengdu in the Han dynasty, established the first local public school now named Shishi (literally a stone house) in the world. The school site has not changed for more than 2,000 years, which remains the site of today's Shishi High School. No. 7 High School and Shude High School are also two famous local public schools in Chengdu.
  
  Chengdu is a leading scientific research city, one of the only two cities in the Western China region (alongside Xi'an), ranking in the top 25 cities worldwide by scientific research outputs. It is consistently ranked # 1 as the center of higher education and scientific research in Southwest China. The city is home to more than 58 universities, with the two reputable ones being Sichuan University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, ranking 98 and 101-150 worldwide, respectively.