Shǎnxī 陝西
Other names include: Shǎn 陝; Qín 秦 (abbreviations); Shan-hsi, Shensi (former romanizations)
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Nearby Locations:
- Chóngqìng 重慶
- Gānsù 甘肅 province
- Hénán 河南 province
- Húběi 湖北 province
- Inner Mongolia 內蒙古
- Shānxī 山西 province
- Sìchāun 四川 province
Important Cities:
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Central China Region
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Geography Portal
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Shǎnxī 陝西 (now romanized as Shaanxi) is a province in the northwest of China.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Great Goose Pagoda 大雁塔
- Fǎmén Temple 法門寺
- Xīngshàn Temple 興善寺
- The Xīngshàn Temple Buddhist Seminary 興善寺佛學院 existed here from 1932
Other Notes
- The Living Buddha of Jīnshān 金山活佛 was born in this province
- Zhū Zǐqiáo 朱子橋 was stationed here during the Second-Sino Japanese War until his death on January 13, 1941