Shanxi 陝西

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Shǎnxī 陝西 Other names include:

Nearby Locations: Chongqing Gānsù 甘肅 Hénán 河南 Húběi 湖北 Inner Mongolia 內蒙古 Shānxī 山西 Sìchāun 四川 Important Cities: Xī'ān 西安

Central China Region Region

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Shǎnxī 陝西

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 ran 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