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Shaanxi

American  
[shahn-shee] / ˈʃɑnˈʃi /
(Older Spelling) Shensi

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a province in northern central China. 75,598 sq. mi. (195,799 sq. km). Xian.


Shaanxi British  
/ ˈʃænˈʃiː /

noun

  1. a province of NW China: one of the earliest centres of Chinese civilization; largely mountainous. Capital: Xi'an. Pop: 36 900 000 (2003 est). Area: 195 800 sq km (75 598 sq miles)

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The genetic evidence indicates that Shimao's population primarily developed from local groups with Yangshao cultural ancestry in northern Shaanxi.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Both cities are in northern China's Shaanxi province.

From Barron's Dec. 26, 2025

Their new home, the newly expanded “Panda Ridge” at the San Diego Zoo, has been designed to reflect the sweeping mountains, canyons and cliffs of China’s Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

Cui Xiuwen has come from northwest China's Shaanxi province in the hope of just a glimpse of Taiwan.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2024

China's southwest Guizhou province, northwest Shaanxi province, southern Hunan province and Jiangsu province in the east of the country have also removed restrictions for women to be married to obtain childbirth subsidies.

From Reuters Aug. 31, 2023

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