Shaanxi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shaanxi Province 陕西省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	陕西省 (Shǎnxī Shěng)
• Abbreviation	SN / 陕 or 秦 (pinyin: Shǎn or Qín)
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
Map showing the location of Shaanxi Province
Capital (and largest city)	Xi'an
Divisions	10 prefectures, 107 counties, 1745 townships
Area
• Total	205,800 km2 (79,500 sq mi)
Area rank	11th
Highest elevation	3,767.2 m (12,359.6 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	37,327,378
• Rank	16th
• Density	181.38/km2 (469.76/sq mi)
• Density rank	21st
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 99.5% Hui – 0.4%
• Languages and dialects	Zhongyuan Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Jin
ISO 3166 code	CN-SN
GDP (2017)	CNY 2.19 trillion USD 324.34 billion (15th)
• per capita	CNY 57,266 USD 8,482 (12th)
HDI (2017)	0.751 (High) (14th)
Website	www.shaanxi.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)

Shaanxi (Chinese:陕西, also sometimes called Shenshi) is a province in east China. The word "Shaan" (viz Shanzhou) is a place in Henan Province. "Xi" means "west". So "Shaanxi" means "the place to the west of Shaan".

Although in pinyin, "Shaanxi" is spelled exactly the same as "Shanxi", the only difference in how the two words are pronounced is that the first syllable in "Shanxi" is said using the first tone in Mandarin, while the first syllable in "Shaanxi" is said with the third tone. Since tone markers are not usually used to show how to pronounce the two different names, the first word in "Shaanxi" is spelled using the Gwoyeu Romatzyh method instead, which indicates tones by adding extra letters to a syllable.

The river Wei He runs across it. It has a large population of more than 30 million people. The capital of Shaanxi is Xi'an. It abbreviates as Shan (陕) or Qin (秦), also known as SanQin (三秦, meaning Three Qins).

History

January 23, 1556 – A massive earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, strikes Shaanxi, killing over 850,000 people. This is the most devastating earthquake in recorded history.

Political divisions

The map of Shanxi Province

Shaanxi Province is divided into ten municipalities:

1. Xi'an Municipality(西安市)
2. Ankang Municipality(安康市)
3. Baoji Municipality(宝鸡市)
4. Hanzhong Municipality(汉中市)
5. Shangluo Municipality(商洛市)
6. Tongchuan Municipality(铜川市)
7. Weinan Municipality(渭南市)
8. Xianyang Municipality(咸阳市)
9. Yan'an Municipality(延安市)
10. Yulin Municipality(榆林市)

Images for kids

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  Shaanxi cuisine

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  Terracotta Army

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  Education Department of Shaanxi Province

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  Shaanxi Science and Technology Museum

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  Temple of the Chenghuangshen (City God) of Weinan.

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

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

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  Temple of Xuanyuan in Huangling, Yan'an.

See also

In Spanish: Shaanxi para niños