ribosome riÂ·boÂ·some (rÄ«'bÉ-sÅm') n. A minute round cytoplasmic particle composed of RNA and protein that is the site of protein synthesis as directed by mRNA.
Chengdu is located on the edge of the fertile plains of the Red Basin in China's Sichuan Province. Due to its agricultural wealth, Chengdu is sometimes called the Land of Milk and Honey. The Funan river bisects the city, although boat traffic, common until the 1960's, has all but vanished.
A major city in southwest-central China, Chongqing (or Chungking) is the regionâs leading river port and industrial and commercial center. The city is part of the vast Chongqing Municipality, a province-level administrative unit with an area of 31,700 square miles (82,000 square kilometers).