A report on Shaanxi, Xi'an and Qinling

Remains of carriages and horses in Fenghao during the Western Zhou (11th–8th cent.BC)
Detailed view of various mountain ranges and passes between Shaanxi and Sichuan
Shaanxi People's Government
East Gate of Xi'an
Mount Shaohua
Shaanxi cuisine
Meibei Lake, Huyi District, Xi'an
Terracotta Army
Map including Xi'an (labeled as HSI-AN (SIAN) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)
Education Department of Shaanxi Province
Muslim Quarter in Xi'an
Shaanxi Science and Technology Museum
A pavilion of the City God Temple of Xi'an.
Temple of the Chenghuangshen (City God) of Weinan.
Xi'an Second Ring Road
Guangren Temple of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Xi'an.
Xi'an Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone
Road to the stupa of the Famen Temple (Chinese Buddhist).
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Temple of Xuanyuan in Huangling, Yan'an.

Xi'an (, ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province.

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The Qinling or Qin Mountains, formerly known as the Nanshan ("Southern Mountains"), are a major east–west mountain range in southern Shaanxi Province, China.

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Xi'an – which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitals Fenghao and Chang'an – is the provincial capital as well as the largest city in Northwest China and also one of the oldest cities in China and the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, being the capital for the Western Zhou, Western Han, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties.

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Central Shaanxi (or "Shaanzhong") is also known as the Guanzhong region and comprises the drainage basin of lower Wei River east of Mount Long and north of the Qinling Mountains, where the majority of Shaanxi's population reside.

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The highest mountain in the range is Mount Taibai at 3767 m, which is about 100 km west of the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an.

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The city borders the northern foot of the Qin Mountains (Qinling) to the south, and the banks of the Wei River to the north.

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China during the warring states period. Guanzhong (Qin) is the southeast corner of the rectangle formed by the Yellow and Wei rivers.

Guanzhong

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China during the warring states period. Guanzhong (Qin) is the southeast corner of the rectangle formed by the Yellow and Wei rivers.

Guanzhong (, formerly romanised as Kwanchung) region, also known as the Guanzhong Basin, Wei River Basin, or uncommonly as the Shaanzhong region, is a historical region of China corresponding to the crescentic graben basin within present-day central Shaanxi, bounded between the Qinling Mountains in the south (known as Guanzhong's "South Mountains"), and the Huanglong Mountain, Meridian Ridge and Long Mountain ranges in the north (collectively known as its "North Mountains").

Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi and the largest city in Northwest China, is located at the center of the region, mostly south of the Wei River.

View from the North Peak

Mount Hua

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View from the North Peak
An example of how steep the paths are up Mount Hua
The chess pavilion, from the top of the East peak
The Plank Walk (not part of the ascent)

Mount Hua is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 km east of Xi'an.

It is located near the southeast corner of the Ordos Loop section of the Yellow River basin, south of the Wei River valley, at the eastern end of the Qin Mountains, in Southern Shaanxi Province.