Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwest China. Its total population was 12,952,907 as of the 2020 census. The total urban population was 9.28 million.
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Image: Xi'an, Drum Tower panoramio
Image: Bell tower of xi'an of 2023 new year eve
Image: Xi'an Nanda Jie
Shaanxi is an inland province in Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi, Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW), and Inner Mongolia (N).
Loess Plateau in Wubu, Shaanxi
Tongwancheng, capital of Northern Xia (407–431).
Cliff inscriptions in Red Stone Gorge from 1587 to 1949.
A typical yaodong residence.