Ansai District
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Ansai is a district of the city of Yan'an, Shaanxi province, China. It has a total area of 2,951.3 km2 and a population of 172,900 people. Part of the Loess Plateau, the district has an average elevat
Waist drums in Ansai
Northern Shaanxi
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Northern Shaanxi or Shaanbei is the northern portion of China's Shaanxi province. More specifically, it refers to the region north of the Huanglong Mountain and the Meridian Ridge within the province.
Ansai District
…natural resources in the district include oil, natural gas, iron, limestone, gypsum, kerogen and fire clay. Ansai's cultural heritage includes typical Shanbei folk art. There is a tradition of paper-cutting, the painting of farmers, clay crafts, waist drums, and folk songs. Ansai's drum music has long been…
A view of yaodongs, a traditional cave house common to the Loess Plateau, in Qingjian County