Hanzhong
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| Hanzhong | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Simplified | 汉中 |
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| - Traditional | 漢中 |
| - Pinyin | Hànzhōng |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27,246 km² (10,519.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 3,700,000 |
| - Density | 135.8/km² (351.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 723000 |
| Area code(s) | 0916 |
| Website: http://www.hanzhong.gov.cn | |
Hanzhong (simplified Chinese: 汉中; traditional Chinese: 漢中; pinyin: Hànzhōng; Wade-Giles: Hanchung) is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. Population (2004): approx. 3.7million.
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[edit] History
The city was formerly called Nancheng. It formed the centre of the Han Principality, assigned to Liu Bang after the fall of the Qin. During the Three Kingdoms Period Hanzhong, as a border city between the kingdoms of Wei and Shu, had considerable strategic importance, but only from the Wei side of the city.
[edit] Geography
Hanzhong is located in the southwestern part of the Shaanxi province, in the center of the Hanzhong Basin, on the Han River, near the Sichuan border. Hanzhong lies 500 meters above sea level.
It has an area of 27,246 square kilometers.[1] Annual mean temperature: 14.3°C.
[edit] Economy
Hanzhong is a major agricultural and trade center, with some sawmilling and light industry.
[edit] Sights
- Ancient Baoxie Plank Road, also called Baoxie Road or Daogu. It stretches for 120 km from Baocheng County of Hanzhong City in the south to Xieyu Pass in Meixian County in the north.
- Baijiang Platform
- Ancient Hutou Bridge
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) Profile of Hanzhong, visited on May 27, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Hanzhong government website (in Chinese)
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