Explore Xi'an and Surroundings: Travel China Freely

Author: Chen Hongyu
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book introduces Xi'an, which was anciently known as Chang'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, and also the largest city in northwest China. It is located in the central part of the Guanzhong Plain, north of the Wei River, south of the Qinling Mountains, east of the Ban and Yu rivers, and west of the Feng and Lao rivers. With superior natural and geographical conditions, it has a warm climate, belonging to a temperate semi-humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 13.3°C; the average temperature in spring is 26.7°C, and the average temperature in the coldest month is -1.3°C; spring, summer, autumn are the best seasons for tourism. The land is fertile and abundant in produce, making it an important cradle of Chinese historical and cultural heritage.