陕西西安英文介绍.ppt

SHAANXI PROVINCE
Shaanxi is located in the very heart of China. Belong to the middle reaches of the Yellow River and upper of the yangtze river. Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province,where I came from.
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GEOGRAPHY
Shaanxi Province ---205,800 square kilometers
Xi’an City--- 10108 square kilometers
Yang ling City--- 135 square kilometers
AREA
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The total area of Shaanxi Province
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Shaan Xi ---- million
Xi’an ---- 8,467,800
Yang Ling ---- 201,172
POPULATION
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X i’an marked the start of the famous “Silk Road” that linked China with central Asia the Roman Empire. And it served as the first capital of a unified China and capital of 13 dynasties in history, include the Zhou,Qin,Han and Tang dynasties. Xi’an was called “Chang’an” in ancient times, which means “Everlasting Peace.”
HISTORY
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FAMOUS PLACE
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Originally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.
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Emperor Qinshihuang’s Tomb Figures of Soldiers and Horses
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (n 210-209 BC). The figures were discovered in 1974 near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as "Qin's Army."
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The Bell Tower
A stately traditional building, that marks the geographical center of the ancient wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high. It stands on a brick base meters ( feet) long and meters ( feet) high on each tower was built in 1384 by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang as a way to dominate the surrounding countryside and provide early warning of attack by rival
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snow-covered landscape