A report on Shaanxi and Gansu

The ruins of a Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD) Chinese watchtower made of rammed earth at Dunhuang, Gansu province, the eastern edge of the Silk Road

Xindian culture era jar with two lug handles uncovered in Gansu, dating to around 1,000 BC

The ruins of a gate at Yumen Pass, built during the Jin dynasty (266–420)

Education Department of Shaanxi Province

Temple of the Chenghuangshen (City God) of Weinan.

Gates of the provincial government complex in Lanzhou

Guangren Temple of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Xi'an.

Road to the stupa of the Famen Temple (Chinese Buddhist).

Temple of Xuanyuan in Huangling, Yan'an.

A painting of the Buddhist Manjushri, from the Yulin Caves of Gansu, Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 AD)

These rammed earth ruins of a granary in Hecang Fortress, located ~11 km (7 miles) northeast of the Western-Han-era Yumen Pass, were built during the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) and significantly rebuilt during the Western Jin (280–316 AD).

A terracotta warrior from Gansu, with traces of polychrome and gold, from the Tang dynasty (618–907)

Wetland by the Yellow River, Maqu County

Temple of the Chenghuangshen (Idol) of Lanzhou.

Nanhua Amituo Fo Temple of Chinese Buddhism seen on a hill above the roofs of the Yu Baba Gongbei, a Sufi shrine.

Labrang Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Gannan.

Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW) and Inner Mongolia (N).

- Shaanxi

The seventh-largest administrative district by area at 453700 km2, Gansu lies between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and borders Mongolia (Govi-Altai Province), Inner Mongolia and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south and Shaanxi to the east.

- Gansu

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Loess Plateau

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Plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.

This figure shows the change in geomorphology in the Loess Plateau. Adapted from Dai et al.1992. The geomorphology of the Loess Plateau changes from rocky mountains to alluvial plains to river valley belt. This pattern keeps repeating from the Northwest to the Southeast of the Loess Plateau.

This figure shows the relationship between wind direction and orientation of the linear bedrock ridges. The orientation of the bedrock ridges is parallel to the wind direction. Also, the direction of the ridges slowly rotates to the North in the central Loess Plateau.

Because of the tectonic movement, the Loess Plateau was uplifted. Many mountains and basins were formed. Afterward, the East Asian Monsoon was formed, so the silt sediments were transported to the Loess Plateau. The silt slowly turned into loess because of the arid climate. Finally, since the winds are strong, many erosional features were formed.

This map shows the geological development and sediments thickness in the Loess Plateau. The thickness of the loess is the thickest in the Loess Plateau than the loess in other areas in China. From the scale, you can see the respected thickness of the loess in different colors. Adapted from Geomap.

This figure shows the thickness and distribution of loess in the Loess Plateau. Adapted from Sun 2002. The loess near the Liupanshan is the thickest which is around 200 m to 300 m while the loess near the Yellow River is around 100 m thick.

This map shows the distribution of loess with the locations of basins and mountains. Adapted from Sun 2002. Also, the direction of the prevailing winds is shown. It shows how and where the loess is transported The source of loess is the Gobi Desert and the desert nearby. However, the loess in the dessert is come from the Gobi Altay Mts, the Hangayn Mts, and the Qilian Mts.

It includes parts of the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Mount Liupan

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Mountain range in northwestern China, located mostly in southern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Its southern section is known as Mount Long, which strides southeast through eastern Gansu and western Shaanxi province before joining into the Qinling Mountains, giving rise to regional names like "Longxi" (陇西, lit. "west of Mount Long"), "Longdong" (陇东, "east of Mount Long", referring to the Jing River valley basin region around eastern Pingliang, southern Qingyang and northern Xianyang) and "Longnan" (陇南, "south of Mount Long").

Northern Silk Road

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Ancient trackway in northern China originating in the early capital of Xi' an and extending north of the Taklamakan Desert to reach the ancient kingdoms of Parthia, Bactria and eventually Persia and Rome.

The route travels northwest through the Chinese province of Gansu from Shaanxi Province, and splits into three further routes, two of them following the mountain ranges to the north and south of the Taklimakan Desert to rejoin at Kashgar; and the other going north of the Tian Shan mountains through Turpan, Talgar and Almaty (in what is now southeast Kazakhstan).