Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: 陕西; Traditional Chinese: 陝西; Hanyu Pinyin: Shǎnxī; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shensi) 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.

Dispersed in Shaanxi are 72 imperial mausoleums, witness to the ancient economy and culture. The province is best known for ten scenic spots including the Mausoleum of Huang Di, the Qin terra-cotta warriors and horses, the Xi'an Forest of Stone Tablets, the Shaanxi Museum of History, and the city gate and wall of Xi'an. The Qin terra-cotta warriors and horses are often called the Eighth Wonder of the World and have been included by UNESCO in the list of World Cultural Heritages.

List of Attractions:

Banpo Neolithic village, near Xi'an
Daqin Pagoda
Imperial mausoleums
Zhao Mausoleum
Mount Huashan, one of the five most famous mountains in China.
Mount Taibaishan, the highest peak of the Qinling Range.
Mausoleum and Terracotta Army Museum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an (World Heritage Site)
The city of Xi'an: City Walls, Great Mosque, Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda
Yan'an, the destination of the Long March and the center of Chinese Communist revolution from 1935 to 1948
Biang Biang Noodles, one of the "ten strange wonders of Shaanxi" (陝西十大怪)

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