Shaanxi Province
Located in the hinterland of China’s inland, the middle reaches of the Yellow River, adjacent to Shanxi Province, Henan Province in the east, and Inner Mongolia in the north. The topography of Shaanxi Province is high in the south and north and low in the middle. It is composed of plateaus, mountains, plains and basins. Known as the Loess Plateau, the loess layer is up to 180 meters deep, and 80% of the loess in the world is here. The entire Loess Plateau accounts for 40% of the total area of Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi straddles the two major river systems, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, across the mid-temperate monsoon climate, warm temperate monsoon climate, and northern subtropical monsoon climate. Three climatic zones, the Qinling Mountains in central Shaanxi are the dividing line between the north and south climates in China.
In 2019, Shaanxi Province has a population of 38.721 million, ranking 16th in the country. The GDP in 2019 was 2.579317 trillion yuan, ranking 14th in the country. Shaanxi is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and Chinese culture. There are 10 cities in Shaanxi Province, and the provincial capital is Xi’an City, located in the central part of Shaanxi Province.
Ancient City, International Metropolis
Xi’an, Athens, Cairo, and Rome are also called the four ancient capitals of the world. It is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, the world’s richest cultural connotation, the thickest cultural heritage, and the most complete preservation of the ancient city system. The history of many years of civilization, the history of more than 3,100 years of city building and the history of more than 1,100 years of capital city are known as “Natural History Museum”.
Xi’an is one of the three international metropolises explicitly established by the country and one of the nine national central cities in the country.
Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is one of China’s eight regional hub airports. It is an international regular airport and one of the world’s top 100 major airports. It has a 72-hour transit visa-free air port. The annual passenger throughput is 50 million, and the cargo and mail throughput is 400,000 tons. In 2019, the throughput ranks seventh in the country.
Minerals & Mining
Shaanxi Province is one of the largest mineral resources provinces in China. Of the 160 major minerals useful in the world, 138 have been found in Shaanxi. The top three reserves in China are molybdenum, mercury, rhenium, titanium, gold, coal, blue asbestos, ordinary asbestos, cement limestone and chemical limestone, bauxite and refractory clay. Rich oil and natural gas resources.
The Shaanxi Pillar Industries are energy, modern engineering, automotive, aerospace and high-end equipment manufacturing, new generation information technology, new materials and modern medicine.
