Shaanxi - Wikipedia Shaanxi [note 1] is a province in north Northwestern China It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to the west Shaanxi covers an area of over 205,000 km 2 (79,000 sq mi) with about 37 million people, the 16th-largest in China Xi'an – which includes the sites of
Shaanxi Travel Guide - TravelChinaGuide Chinese Name: 陕西 (shǎn xī) Abbreviation: Shaan or Qin Administration Type: Province Capital: Xi'an Location in China's Territory: hinderland of mainland China Location: 31°42' to 39°35' N, 105°29' to 111°15' Climate: temperate subarid climate, temperate monsoon climate, subtropical monsoon climate from north to south