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Shaanxi

Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shanxi

Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: 陕西, Traditional: 陝西, Hanyu Pinyin: Shǎnxī, Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi, Postal system pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like "Shahn-shee") is a northwestern province 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, both Shaanxi and the neighbouring province of Shanxi should be spelled as "Shanxi", and the difference is in tone: Shānxī and Shǎnxī. To make the difference clear even without tonal marks, the spelling "Shaanxi" was contrived for the province of Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is used for the province of Shānxī.

陕西省/陝西省
Shǎnxī Shěng
Province Abbreviation(s): 陕 (Shǎn)
Capital Xi'an
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 11th
206,000 km²
xx%
Population


 - Total (2000)


 - Density
Ranked 16th


36,050,000


175/km²
Administration Type Province
Governor Jia Zhibang
Image:China provinces shaanxi.png
Contents

History

See also: Chang'an, Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty

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.

Other cities include: Baoji , Hanzhong, Lintong, Tongchuan , Xianyang , Yan'an.

Economy

Demographics

Culture

  • Qinqiang, the representative folk opera of Shaanxi

Tourism

Miscellaneous topics

Professional sports teams based in Shaanxi include:

The most devastating earthquake in history occurred near Hua Shan , in south-eastern part of Shaanxi Province on January 24, 1556, killing an estimated 830,000 people. (See 1556 Shanxi earthquake)

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Province-level divisions administered by the People's Republic of China

Flag of the People's Republic of China

Provinces¹:

Anhui | Fujian | Gansu | Guangdong | Guizhou | Hainan | Hebei | Heilongjiang | Henan | Hubei | Hunan | Jiangsu | Jiangxi | Jilin | Liaoning | Qinghai | Shaanxi | Shandong | Shanxi | Sichuan | Yunnan | Zhejiang

Autonomous Regions:

Guangxi | Inner Mongolia | Ningxia | Tibet | Xinjiang

Municipalities:

Beijing | Chongqing | Shanghai | Tianjin

Special Administrative Regions:

Hong Kong | Macau

¹ See also: Political status of Taiwan


Last updated: 02-08-2005 10:36:10
Last updated: 05-01-2005 23:37:46