Shaanxi
Shaanxi (陝西 in pinyin: Shan3 xi1) (Wade-Giles: Shensi) 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. The double a in Shaan is used to distinguish it from Shanxi. Shan = 山 (mountain), xi = west.
History
See also: Xianbei
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: Lintong, Yan'an
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Miscellaneous topics
The most devasting earthquake in history occurred in northern Shaanxi Province on January 24, 1556, killing an estimated 850,000 souls.
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