Shaanxi

[ shahn-shee ]

noun

, Pinyin.

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

Shaanxi

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

The bridge over a river in Shaanxi province's Shangluo city collapsed on Friday night due to a sudden downpour and flash floods, the provincial authority said.

From BBC

State media reported at least five people died and eight were missing after the rains sparked flooding and mudslides in Shaanxi's Baoji city.

From BBC

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

From BBC

In August, another coal mine explosion also killed 11 people in northern China’s Shaanxi province.

From Seattle Times