Which province is Yan 'an?

Yan 'an, known as pumice and Yanzhou in ancient times, is an important birthplace of the Chinese nation. The ancestor of mankind, the Yellow Emperor, once lived here. It is the first mausoleum in the world-the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Huangdi Mausoleum: the national holy land, the revolutionary holy land of China, and the location of Huangdi Mausoleum, one of the first national historical and cultural cities in the State Council.

Yan 'an is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, between 35 21′ north latitude and 37 31′ east longitude, and between107 41′ east longitude. Yulin in the north, Xianyang, Tongchuan and Weinan in the south, Linfen and Lvliang in Shanxi across the Yellow River in the east and Qingyang in Gansu in the west. The total area of the city is 37,000 square kilometers.

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The terrain of Yan 'an:

Yan 'an is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and belongs to the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau. Yan 'an landform is dominated by loess plateau and hills. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an average elevation of about 1200m.

Baiyu Mountain in the north is 1600 ~ 1800 meters above sea level, and the highest point is Baiyu Mountain in Guwu Township, Wuqi County, with an altitude of 1809.8 meters. The lowest point is in Houerchuan, Jiyi Township, Yichuan County, with an altitude of 388.8m and a relative height difference of1421m. The northern part is dominated by loess hills and gullies, accounting for 72% of the total area of the region; In the south, gullies in the Loess Plateau are dominant, accounting for 19% of the total area.

Yan 'an Municipal People's Government-Natural Situation

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