Brief of Xi'an

The Location and Population.

Xi'an is the capital city of Shaanxi province. This is a city that fires your imagination. As a city with a history of 3,100 years and served as the political, economic and cultural enter for 12 Chinese dynasties, Xi'an bears testament to the splendours of the evolvement of the Chinese civilization. Scattered across an area of 1,0108 square kilometres are thousands of fascinating ancient monuments, which silently record the glory, magnificence and dreams the Chinese Civilization. Xi'an, on par with Rome, Cairo and Athens, is recognised as one of the four ancient capitals in the world. Xi'an, home to a population of 6.95 million is centrally located in the Guanzhong Plain that stretches through the middle of Shaanxi Province in the northwestern China. Bordering on the Yellow River on the east side and surrounded by mountains on three other sides, this vast expanse of fertile land is crisscrossed with rivers and streams and blessed with a pleasant climate.