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Also known as: Hsi-an, Sian, Xian, Xijing
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Wade-Giles romanization:
Hsi-an
Also spelled:
Xian
Conventional:
Sian
Historically:
Chang’an
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Xi’an, city and capital of Shaanxi sheng (province), north-central China. It is located in the south-central part of the province, at the southern limit of the Loess Plateau. The city site is on a low plain on the south bank of the Wei River. Just to the south the Qin (Tsingling) Mountains rise dramatically above the plain. The Xi’an region is one of the most important in the history of China, both as the capital of several ruling dynasties and as a market and trade center. Xi’an was the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, the ancient trade route that ...(100 of 1043 words)

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