Sichuan University (Chinese: 四川大学; pinyin: Sìchuān Dàxué, often shortened simply to "川大" Chuāndà and shortened to "SCU" in English) is one of the universities , located in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China, with a long history and many predecessors, of which the earliest one was founded in 1740 with the origin in BCE 141.