Xi'an is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the Guanzhong Plain, and belongs to Guanzhong, not South or North Shaanxi

Shaanxi is mainly divided into North Shaanxi, Guanzhong and South Shaanxi. Guanzhong refers to the "four passes", namely, the East Tongguan Pass (Hangu Pass), the West Sanguan Pass (Dazhen Pass), the South Wuguan Pass (Lan Guan), and the North Xiaoguan Pass (Jinliao Pass). Guanzhong region is located in central Shaanxi Province, including Xi'an, Baoji, Xianyang, Weinan, Tongchuan, Yangling five cities a district.

Xi'an is the core city of Guanzhong Plain City Cluster, the starting point of the Silk Road, the core area of the "One Belt, One Road", the important center of the western region of China, and an important national scientific research, education and industrial base.

Expanded Information

Guanzhong, relying on the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Wei River running through it, is rich in natural resources and talented people. With natural topographical barriers on all sides, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since the Warring States period, there has been a saying that Guanzhong is "a country of four blockades", which is why Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty used the phrase "a thousand miles from the Golden City" to summarize Guanzhong's strengths and persuade Liu Bang to set up his capital at Guanzhong.

During the Warring States period, when Zhang Yi told King Hui of Qin about the plan of "Lianheng", he praised Guanzhong for its "fertile fields, rich people, 10,000 chariots, hundreds of trades, thousands of miles of fertile land, and a lot of reserves," and said, "This is called the Heavenly Palace, the most powerful country in the world. Tianfu, the world's most powerful country", which is more than half a century earlier than the Chengdu Plain to obtain the title of "the country of Tianfu". This is because Guanzhong from the Warring States Zheng Guo canal after the repair, has become rich in produce, the emperor built the capital of the feng shui treasure land.

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