Shaanxi

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Location of Shaanxi Province
Location of Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi Province

[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

Location of major attractions in Shaanxi
Location of major attractions in Shaanxi

Shaanxi is rich in tourism resources with 72 imperial mausoleums. Below is a list of well-known attractions inside Shaanxi Province:

[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

[edit] Area and Postal Codes

Area Code and Postal Code -- Shaanxi Province (陕西)
City Area Code Postal Code City Area Code Postal Code
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

[edit] Tips & Practical Info

[edit] See also

Provinces and Cities

Wikipedia:Shaanxi

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