West China City Daily

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]

West China City Daily

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Sichuan Daily Newspaper Industry Group
Publisher	West China City Daily Agency
Founded	1 January 1995; 30 years ago (1995-01-01)[1]
Language	Simplified Chinese
Headquarters	Chengdu[2]
OCLC number	144519329
Website	wccdaily.com.cn

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]