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{{Infobox PRC province| Header =
陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng| Name = Shaanxi| Abbreviation = 陕 or 秦| AbbrevPinyin = Shǎn or Qín| ISOAbbrev = 61| Map = China-Shaanxi.png| OriginOfName = 陕 shǎn - Shanzhou (now Shan County, Henan)
西 xī - west
"west of Shanzhou"]| Capital = Xi'an| Secretary = [Zhao Leji| Area = 205,800| AreaRank = 11th| PopYear = 2004| Pop = 37,050,000| PopRank = 17th| PopDensity = 180| PopDensityRank = 21st| GDPYear = 2005| GDP = 367.4 billion| GDPRank = 20th| GDPperCapita = 10,043| GDPperCapitaRank = 21st| HDIYear = 2005| HDI = 0.729| HDIRank = 23rd| HDICat = medium| Nationalities = [Han Chinese - 99.5%
Hui people - 0.4%| Prefectures = 10| Counties = 107| Townships = 1745| Website = www.shaanxi.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)-->
(; Chinese Postal Map Romanization:
Shensi) is a north-central
political divisions of China of the
People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the
Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province.
By regular
Hanyu Pinyin rules, if tone marks are not written, both Shaanxi and the neighbouring province of
Shanxi should be spelled "Shanxi"; the difference is in tone: Shānxī and Shǎnxī. To make the difference clear without tonal marks, the spelling "Shaanxi" was contrived (following the Gwoyeu Romatzyh of
Yuen Ren Chao) for the province of Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is used for the province of Shānxī. It is also the official spelling on Chinese Government's official web portal.
History
Shaanxi (and the city of Xi'an therein) are considered one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Thirteen feudal dynasties established their capitals in this province during a span of more than 1,100 years, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is also the starting point of the Silk Road which leads to
Europe,
Arabia and
Africa.
Under the
Ming dynasty, Shaanxi was incorporated into Gansu but was again separated in the
Qing dynasty.
One of the most devastating earthquakes in history occurred near Hua Shan, in south-eastern part of Shaanxi Province on
January 23,
1556, killing an estimated 830,000 people (see 1556 Shaanxi earthquake).
The end of the short-lived
Jiangxi Soviet signalled the beginning of the
Long March by Mao Zedong and the
Chinese Communists to the Shaanxi Soviet at Yan'an.
Geography
Desert in the north along the border with Inner Mongolia, the Loess Plateau in the central part of the province, the Qinling mountains running east to west in the south central part, and subtropical climate south of the Qinling mountains.
The northern part of Shaanxi is cold in the winter and very hot in summer with dry winter and spring. Its southern portion generally receives more rain. Annual mean temperature is roughly between 9
Celsius and 16°C with January temperature ranging from −11°C to 3.5°C and July temperature ranging from 21°C to 28°C.
Other cities include:
Baoji,
Hanzhong,
Lintong,
Tongchuan, Xianyang, Yan'an, Ankang.
Administration
Shaanxi consists of nine prefecture-level cities and the city of Xi'an. The prefecture-level cities are:
See
List of administrative divisions of Shaanxi for a complete list of county of China-level divisions.
Economy
Shaanxi's nominal GDP for 2004 was 288.4 RMB (35.78 billion USD) and GDP Per Capita was 6536 RMB (789 USD). It ranked 22nd in the PRC.
Demographics
Nearly all the people in Shaanxi are ethnic
Han Chinese, with pockets of Hui people 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.
Culture
- Qinqiang, the representative folk opera of Shaanxi.
Tourism
- Banpo Neolithic village, near Xi'an
- Daqin Pagoda
- Imperial mausoleums
- Huashan (Mount Hua), one of the five most famous mountains in China.
- Taibaishan (Mount Taibai), the highest peak of the Qinling Range.
- Terracotta Army of the Qin Shi Huang in Xi'an (World Heritage Site)
- The city of Xian: City Walls, Great Mosque, Gulou and Zhonglou, Stele Forest, Shaanxi History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda
- Yan'an, the destination of the Long March and the center of Chinese Communist revolution from 1935 to 1948
- Biang Biang Noodles, one of the "ten strange wonders of Shaanxi" (陝西十大怪)
Media
- Shaanxi Radio serves Xi'an and the surrounding Shaanxi province area with music, and news.
- Yue Fei#The Story of Yue Fei, a 17 – 18th century wuxia fiction novel about the life of Song Dynasty general Yue Fei, says his military arts teacher, Zhou Tong (archer), was from Shaanxi.Qian, Cai. General Yue Fei. Trans. Honorable Sir T.L. Yang. Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd., 1995 (ISBN 978-962-04-1279-0)
Miscellaneous topics
Professional sports teams based in Shaanxi include:
References
External links
- The official website of Shaanxi
- Brief Introductions and Functions of Component Organizations of Shaanxi Provincial Government and Its Subordinate Bodies
- Map of Shaanxi Province and Map of Xi'an City
- Travel guide to Shaanxi
- Large map of Shaanxi
- Snapshots of Xi'an today
- China Shaanxi - a blog about Shaanxi
{{Infobox PRC province| Header =
陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng| Name = Shaanxi| Abbreviation = 陕 or 秦| AbbrevPinyin = Shǎn or Qín| ISOAbbrev = 61| Map = China-Shaanxi.png| OriginOfName = 陕 shǎn - Shanzhou (now Shan County,
Henan)
西 xī - west
"west of Shanzhou"]| Capital = Xi'an| Secretary = [Zhao Leji| Area = 205,800| AreaRank = 11th| PopYear = 2004| Pop = 37,050,000| PopRank = 17th| PopDensity = 180| PopDensityRank = 21st| GDPYear = 2005| GDP = 367.4 billion| GDPRank = 20th| GDPperCapita = 10,043| GDPperCapitaRank = 21st| HDIYear = 2005| HDI = 0.729| HDIRank = 23rd| HDICat = medium| Nationalities = [Han Chinese - 99.5%
Hui people - 0.4%| Prefectures = 10| Counties = 107| Townships = 1745| Website = www.shaanxi.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)-->
(;
Chinese Postal Map Romanization:
Shensi) is a north-central
political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the
Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the
Yellow River as well as the
Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province.
By regular
Hanyu Pinyin rules, if tone marks are not written, both Shaanxi and the neighbouring province of Shanxi should be spelled "Shanxi"; the difference is in tone: Shānxī and Shǎnxī. To make the difference clear without tonal marks, the spelling "Shaanxi" was contrived (following the
Gwoyeu Romatzyh of Yuen Ren Chao) for the province of Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is used for the province of Shānxī. It is also the official spelling on Chinese Government's official web portal.
History
Shaanxi (and the city of Xi'an therein) are considered one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Thirteen feudal dynasties established their capitals in this province during a span of more than 1,100 years, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is also the starting point of the Silk Road which leads to
Europe,
Arabia and
Africa.
Under the Ming dynasty, Shaanxi was incorporated into Gansu but was again separated in the Qing dynasty.
One of the most devastating earthquakes in history occurred near
Hua Shan, in south-eastern part of Shaanxi Province on January 23,
1556, killing an estimated 830,000 people (see
1556 Shaanxi earthquake).
The end of the short-lived Jiangxi Soviet signalled the beginning of the Long March by
Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists to the
Shaanxi Soviet at Yan'an.
Geography
Desert in the north along the border with Inner Mongolia, the Loess Plateau in the central part of the province, the Qinling mountains running east to west in the south central part, and subtropical climate south of the Qinling mountains.
The northern part of Shaanxi is cold in the winter and very hot in summer with dry winter and spring. Its southern portion generally receives more rain. Annual mean temperature is roughly between 9
Celsius and 16°C with January temperature ranging from −11°C to 3.5°C and July temperature ranging from 21°C to 28°C.
Other cities include: Baoji,
Hanzhong, Lintong,
Tongchuan,
Xianyang, Yan'an, Ankang.
Administration
Shaanxi consists of nine prefecture-level cities and the city of Xi'an. The prefecture-level cities are:
See
List of administrative divisions of Shaanxi for a complete list of county of China-level divisions.
Economy
Shaanxi's nominal GDP for
2004 was 288.4 RMB (35.78 billion USD) and GDP Per Capita was 6536 RMB (789 USD). It ranked 22nd in the PRC.
Demographics
Nearly all the people in Shaanxi are ethnic
Han Chinese, with pockets of
Hui people 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.
Culture
- Qinqiang, the representative folk opera of Shaanxi.
Tourism
- Banpo Neolithic village, near Xi'an
- Daqin Pagoda
- Imperial mausoleums
- Huashan (Mount Hua), one of the five most famous mountains in China.
- Taibaishan (Mount Taibai), the highest peak of the Qinling Range.
- Terracotta Army of the Qin Shi Huang in Xi'an (World Heritage Site)
- The city of Xian: City Walls, Great Mosque, Gulou and Zhonglou, Stele Forest, Shaanxi History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda
- Yan'an, the destination of the Long March and the center of Chinese Communist revolution from 1935 to 1948
- Biang Biang Noodles, one of the "ten strange wonders of Shaanxi" (陝西十大怪)
Media
- Shaanxi Radio serves Xi'an and the surrounding Shaanxi province area with music, and news.
- Yue Fei#The Story of Yue Fei, a 17 – 18th century wuxia fiction novel about the life of Song Dynasty general Yue Fei, says his military arts teacher, Zhou Tong (archer), was from Shaanxi.Qian, Cai. General Yue Fei. Trans. Honorable Sir T.L. Yang. Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd., 1995 (ISBN 978-962-04-1279-0)
Miscellaneous topics
Professional sports teams based in Shaanxi include:
References
External links
- The official website of Shaanxi
- Brief Introductions and Functions of Component Organizations of Shaanxi Provincial Government and Its Subordinate Bodies
- Map of Shaanxi Province and Map of Xi'an City
- Travel guide to Shaanxi
- Large map of Shaanxi
- Snapshots of Xi'an today
- China Shaanxi - a blog about Shaanxi
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Shaanxi - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Shaanxi
Shaanxi. Province of northwest China, bounded to the north by Inner Mongolia, to the east by Shanxi and Henan, to the south by Hubei and Sichuan, and to the west by Gansu and ...
