The location of Shaanxi on China map

On the map of China, Shaanxi is located in northwest China.

Shaanxi is located in the hinterland of China, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, bordering Shanxi and Henan to the east, Ningxia and Gansu to the west, Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shaanxi is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and Chinese culture. 14 regimes, including the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, established their capitals in Shaanxi. The terrain of Shaanxi Province is high in the north and south and low in the middle. It consists of various landforms such as plateaus, mountains, plains and basins.

The total area of ??Shaanxi Province is 205,600 square kilometers. The province has jurisdiction over 10 prefecture-level cities (including 1 sub-provincial level city), 30 municipal districts, 7 county-level cities, and 70 counties. Shaanxi has a long history, splendid culture, diverse natural environment, and unique tourism resources, such as the Xi'an City Wall, Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing Pool, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Climate Characteristics of Shaanxi Province

Shaanxi Province spans three climate zones, and the climate between the north and the south is quite different. Southern Shaanxi has a northern subtropical climate, Guanzhong and most of northern Shaanxi have a warm temperate climate, and northern Shaanxi along the Great Wall has a mid-temperate climate. The general characteristics of the climate are: warm and dry spring, less precipitation, rapid and unstable temperature rise, and windy and sandy weather; hot and rainy summer with occasional drought; cool and humid autumn with rapid temperature drop; cold and dry winter with low temperature, rain and snow rare.

The annual average temperature in the province is 9-16℃, which decreases from south to north and east to west: the annual average temperature in northern Shaanxi is 7-12℃, that in Guanzhong is 12-14℃, and that in southern Shaanxi. The average temperature is 14-16℃. The average annual precipitation is 340-1240 mm. Precipitation is more in the south and less in the north. Southern Shaanxi is a humid area, Guanzhong is a semi-humid area, and northern Shaanxi is a semi-arid area.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaanxi Province