Shaanxi
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[edit] Overview
Shaanxi (陕西) Province is located at the east side of Northwest China (西北). It mainly consists of three areas. The north part is the Loess Plateau (黄土高原), and the south is the Qinling Mountains (秦岭). The middle is the Guanzhong Plain (关中平原), where Xi'an and also Tongchuan (铜川), Baoji (宝鸡), Xianyang (咸阳) and Weinan (渭南) are located.
[edit] History
For over 1100 years, Shaanxi (陕西) was the capital region of China for a total of 12 dynasties including the Zhou Dynasty (周朝), Han Dynasty (汉朝), Sui Dynasty (隋朝), and Tang Dynasty (唐朝).
[edit] Geography
Shaanxi (陕西) Province is located at the east side of Northwest China (西北) at longitude of 105° 29' to 111°15' east and latitude of 31° 42' to 39°35' north. To the east separated by the Yellow River is Shanxi Province, and to the wast are Gansu (甘肃), Ningxia (宁夏). To the north is Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), and to the south are Sichuan (四川), Chongqing (重庆). It borders Henan (河南), Hubei (湖北) to the Southeast. Geographically, it is long from north to south (about 880 km), but narrow from east to the west (about 160 to 490 km).
[edit] Cities
| • Ankang (安康) | • Baoji (宝鸡) | • Hanzhong (汉中) | • Shangluo (商洛) |
| • Tongchuan (铜川) | • Weinan (渭南) | • Xi'an (西安) | • Xianyang (咸阳) |
| • Yan'an (延安) | • Yulin (榆林) |
[edit] Other Places
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[edit] Attractions
Shaanxi is rich in tourism resources with 72 imperial mausoleums. Below is a list of well-known attractions inside Shaanxi Province:
- Terra-Cotta Army Museum (often called the Eighth Wonder of the World and have been included by UNESCO in the list of World Cultural Heritages).
- Xi'an City Wall
- Xi'an Tang Dynasty Dinner Show
- Bell Tower (钟楼)
- Drum Tower (鼓楼)
- Great Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔)
- The Great Mosque (清真寺)
- Historical Museum of Shaanxi Province (陕西历史博物馆)
- Small Wild Goose Pagoda (小雁塔)
- Huaqing Hot Springs (华清池)
- Famen Temple (法门寺)
- Qianling Tomb (乾陵)
- Zhaoling Tomb (昭陵)
- Mount Huashan (华山)
- Xi'an Tang Paradise
- Temple of the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian An)
- Banpo Neolithic Village
- Western Zhou Chariot Burial Pit
- Daxingshan Temple
- Green Dragon Temple (Qinglong Temple)
- Tomb of Emperor Liu Qi (Hanyangling)
- Straw Hut (Caotang) Temple
- Farmers' Caves
[edit] Culture
[edit] Language
The dialect of Xi'an, Shaanxi Hua, is strongly influenced by standard Mandarin. However, it still retains a lot of grammar and pronunciation from classical Chinese.
[edit] Cuisine
[edit] Music
Qinqiang (秦腔) or Luantan (亂彈) is the representative folk Chinese opera of the northwest Province of Shaanxi, China, where it was called Qin thousands of years ago. Its melodies were originated from the rural areas of ancient Shaanxi and Gansu. The genre uses the bangzi (woodblock) as one of the accompanying instruments, from which it derives its other name, Bangzi opera. Bangzi tune is the oldest, most affluent opera tune in China's Four Great Characteristic Melodies. Qinqiang is the representative of the Bangzi opera and the most important origin of other Bangzi operas.
--from wikipedia.org
[edit] Notables
[edit] Ethnic Groups
Nearly all the people in Shaanxi are ethnic Han Chinese, with pockets of Hui population in the north western region (adjacent to Ningxia). The southern part of Shaanxi, known as Guanzhong, where the provincial capital Xi'an is located, is more populated compared to the northern part.
--from wikipedia.org
[edit] Colleges and Universities
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an Highway University
- Northwest University
- Xidian University
- Xi'an Institute of Posts and Telecommunications
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
- Xi'an Medical University
- Shaanxi Education and Research Network
- Xi'an Petroleum Institute
- Xi'an Institute of Technology
- Fourth Military Medical University
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Shaanxi Institute of Finance and Economics
- Northwest Institute of Textile Science and Technology
- NorthWest Agriculture University
[edit] Area and Postal Codes
| City | Area Code | Postal Code | City | Area Code | Postal Code | |
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| Ankang (安康) | 915 | 725000 | Baoji (宝鸡) | 917 | 721000 | |
| Hanzhong (汉中) | 916 | 723000 | Shangluo (商洛) | 914 | 726000 | |
| Tongchuan (铜川) | 919 | 727000 | Weinan (渭南) | 913 | 714000 | |
| Xi'an (西安) | 29 | 710000 | Xianyang (咸阳) | 029 | 712000 | |
| Yan'an (延安) | 911 | 716000 | Yulin (榆林) | 912 | 719000 |

