Shaanxi

:Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shanxi

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Shaanxi (; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like "Shahn-shee") is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province.

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By regular Hanyu Pinyin rules, both Shaanxi and the neighbouring province of Shanxi should be spelled as "Shanxi", and the difference is in tone: Shānxī and Shǎnxī. To make the difference clear even without tonal marks, the spelling "Shaanxi" was contrived for the province of Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is used for the province of Shānxī.

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Postal System Pinyin: In the early twentieth century, China (starting with the dying Qing Empire) used Postal (Office) System Pinyin (郵政式拼音 Hanyu Pinyin: Y?uzh?ngsh? Pīnyīn) (unrelated to the modern Hanyu Pinyin), based on Wade-Giles (in particularly, Herbert Giles's A Chinese...

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Shaanxi related Images and Photos (experimental)

Excavated Terracotta Warriors Guarding the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Xi'An Shaanxi China