Xi'an
Xi'an 西安市 | |
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 Frae tap: Ceety waw o Xi'an, Xingqinggong Park, Drum Touer o Xi'an, Great Mosque o Xi'an, Sootheast ceety corner, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Nan'erhuan Road | |
.png) Location o Xi'an Ceety jurisdiction in Shaanxi | |
  Xi'an Location in Cheenae | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′N 108°54′E / 34.267°N 108.900°ECoordinates: 34°16′N 108°54′E / 34.267°N 108.900°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Govrenment | |
| • CPC Xi'an | Wei Minzhou (魏民洲) |
| • Mayor | Dong Jun (董军) |
| Area | |
| • Sub-provincial ceety | 9983 km2 (3,854 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 826 km2 (319 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3830 km2 (1,480 sq mi) |
| • Yangling | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Sub-provincial ceety | 8,467,837 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,501,200 |
| • Urban density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,168,005 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 710000 - 710090 |
| Area code(s) | +86/29 |
| GDP | (2013) |
| - Total | $ 81.4billion |
| - Per capita | $9,220.59 |
| License plate prefixes | 陕A |
| Ceety flouer | Pomegranate flouer |
| Ceety tree | Pagoda tree |
| Website | http://www.xa.gov.cn/ |
Xi'an (Cheenese: 西安; pinyin: Xī'ān)[1][2] is the caipital o the Shaanxi province, an a sub-provincial ceety in the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. As ane o the auldest ceeties in Cheenae, wi mair nor 3,100 years o history, the ceety wis kent as Chang'an afore the Ming Dynasty.[1] Xi'an is ane o the Fower Great Ancient Caipitals o Cheenae, haein held that position unner several o the maist important dynasties in Cheenese history,[3] includin Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, an Tang.[3] Xi'an is the eastren terminus o the Silk Road an hame tae the Terracotta Airmy.[1]
Syne the 1990s, as pairt o the economic revival o interior Cheenae especially for the central an northwast regions, the ceety o Xi'an haes re-emerged as an important cultural, industrial an eddicational centre o the central-northwast region, wi facilities for research an development, naitional security an Cheenae's space sploration programme.
Historical names o Xi'an
[eedit | eedit soorce]The twa Cheenese characters "西安" in the name Xi'an literally mean "Wastren Peace", whilst the pronunciation in the local Xi'anese dialect is amaist the same as the Staundart Mandarin pronunciation based on Hanyu Pinyin. Throughout history the ceety's name haes aften chynged. At the time o the Zhou Dynasty, frae aroond 1046 BC it was cried "Fenghao" (沣镐/沣鎬) then renamed Chang'an (长安/長安), meanin "Perpetual Peace", durin the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). It chynged in 581 AD tae Daxing (大兴/大興) durin the Sui Dynasty then again became Chang'an frae 618 durin the Tang Dynasty. Durin the Yuan Dynasty (1270-1368), the ceety wis first gien the name Fengyuan (奉元), followed by Anxi (安西) then Jingzhao (京兆). It finally became Xi'an in the year 1369 at the time o the Ming Dynasty. This name remained till 1928, then in 1930 it wis renamed Xijing (西京). The ceety's name ance again revertit tae its Ming-era designation of Xi'an in 1943.
Xi'an is abbreviatit in Cheenese tae either Hao (镐/鎬) or Tang (唐). The umwhile abbreviation is derived frae the Zhou Dynasty name Haojing (镐京/鎬京), whilst the latter comes frae the name o the Tang Dynasty.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns—Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Xi'an's sister ceeties are:
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Consulates
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Gaoxin Internaitional, Keji Road, September 2007
Yulang Internaitional, Jiefang Road, 2006
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "Xi'an". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ↑ It is an aa cawed "Sianfu" bi mony Wastren authors in the early 20t century. For example, the Catholic Archdiocese o Xian uised tae be cawed the Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu. Adolf S. Waley, The Re-making of China, New York: EP Dutton and Company, 1914.
- ↑ a b "Xi'an". Encarta. 1993-2008. 3 September 2008. Archived frae the original on 28 Februar 2008. Retrieved 8 Apryle 2022.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Kyoto City". City of Kyoto. Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2014. Retrieved 21 Januar 2014.
- ↑ "Edinburgh – Twin and Partner Cities". 2008 The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ Scotland. Archived frae the original on 28 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 28 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Twin and Partner Cities". City of Edinburgh Council. Archived frae the original on 14 Juin 2012. Retrieved 16 Januar 2009.
- ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009. freemit airtin in
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