Shaanxi Province is located in north-western China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qingling Mountains across the southern part of the province. It borders on Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia provinces. Shaanxi is located within both the temperate and subtropical zones, and has clear monsoon climate features. Its northern part has a dry winter and spring, but a rainy summer and autumn, while its southern part enjoys a temperate humid climate, with abundant rainfall. The northern part of Shaanxi is loess plateau, the middle part is the Guanzhong plain, and the southern part is the Qin-Ba mountainous area.

Shaanxi is considered one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Thirteen feudal dynasties established their capitals in the province during a span of more than 1,100 years, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasty.

The province's principal city and current capital, Xi`an, is one of the four great ancient capitals of China and is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, which lead to Europe, Arabia and Africa.

Under the Han Dynasty, the Northern Silk Road was expanded to advance exploration and military purposes to the west. It connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an to the west over the Wushao Ling Pass to Wuwei and emerging in Kashgar before linking to ancient Parthia.

Under the Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi was incorporated into Gansu but was again separated in the Qing Dynasty.

The end of the short-lived Jiangxi Soviet signalled the beginning of the Long March by Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists to the Shaanxi Soviet at Yan'an.

Shaanxi is a cherished land full of historical traces in China and also the dawning place of the world civilization. With abundant historic sites and cultural relics, and famous mountains and rivers, Shaanxi has a developed tourist industry. Tourism resources in Shaanxi are characterized by its antiquity, uniqueness and variety. One of the oldest is the Banpo Village Remains, the site of a 6,000-year-old village which belongs to the Neolithic Age. InXi`an, you can see the City Wall, which was begun in the Han Dynasty, and is now the largest and most well-preserved ancient wall, existing in China. The highlight of a Shaaxi tour for many visitors is the amazing Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses who guard a site honored as the Eighth Great Wonder of the world. The Forest of Stone Tablets Museum comprises the most time-honored and most complete stone tablets collection in China. There are many more ancient structures and temples such as the Big Goose Pagoda, Famen Temple, Bell Tower and the Drum Tower.

Shaanxi was also abundant in natural beauty. Mountain Huashan, the most dangerous mountain in China for climbers, is well-known for its sheer cliffs and plunging ravines. The Hukou waterfall on Yellow River, the second biggest one in China, is very overbearing and magnificent. Moutain Lishan and the nearby Huaqing Hot Springs are very attractive. Their beautiful legends will bring you into a moving love story between emperor Xuanzong and a beauty named Yang Guifei.

Resources of Cultural Interests Historical and cultural resources in Shaanxi have blossomed in its radiant splendor, of which, resources of cultural interests take up about 94%, occupying a dominant position in the tourism in the province. Shaanxi is opening up a unique eco-tourism to the world.