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China >Shan XI > Baoji City:
General Information:
Baoji (or Paoki) is an important junction point for the line to Chengdu, in Sichuan province. It is also a newly flourishing industrial center with manufactures of textiles, machinery, and chemicals. The name sometimes appears as Pao-chi.
Geography:
Baoji located at the point of intersection of 106"20'E -108"10' and 33"40'N - 35"8'N Lying in west of Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi in the south and is contiguous to Tianshui city, the southern part of Gansu and Pingliang city in Gansu province.
With Qinling Mountains in the south and west, the southern rim of plain terrain in the north, and with Weihe River running across the city from west to east, Baoji is characterized by the typography of plains. It is 450 metres to 800 metres above the sea level. Taibai Mountainm, the main peak of Qinling Mountains, is located in the Taibai county which is 3,767m above the sea level.
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Climate:
Baoji is characterized by the continental monsoon climate. The seasons here are easily distinguished and the sunlight is abundant. The annual average temperature ranges from 8¡ãC to 13¡ãC, and the yearly average precipitation from 610 to 697mm.
Nature:
Abundant natural resoures: Taibai Mountain Natural preservation zone has more than 2,000 kinds of plants including more than 500 kinds medicinal ones and 560 kinds of wild animals, including very rare ones like golden monkeys, pandas, Qinling tigers, salamander.
Baoji Economy:
Baoji, with its strong industrial development has become an important industrial city in the northwest of China. Now the city has developed a highly competitive industries, mechanics, electronics war industry, nonferrous metal, and food the output of titanium of Baoji non-ferrous processing factory ranks the lst in China, the output of steel bridge switches of Baoji steel bridge making factory ranks the 2thin China, the output of the electricity light sources of Baoji North Electronics Corporation ranks the 3rd in china. The other brand names, such as the petroleum steel pipe, petroleum drilling equipment, Changling refrigerator, Xifeng wine, Baoji beer and Monkey-King brand cigarettes are also famous home and abroad.
The city has four advantageous industries as machinery, electronics, food and ferrous metal and a complete industrial system with the support of large and medium scale SEO. Titanium products, steel bridges, railway switches, pulps, telecommunication and aviation facilities, precision machine tools, Xi Feng Wind, Monkey King Cigar hold an important position in home market. Petrol steel pipe, petrol drilling and extraction equipment, heavy-duty automobiles, refrigerators, washing machines, beer etc. Are in the leading position in northwest China or Shaanxi province. More than 180 kinds of industrial products are exported to more than 50 countres and regions.
History:
Baoji, the ancient Chengcang, Situated in West Guanzhong in Shaanxi Province, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. According to historical records as well as archaeological discoveries, about 5,000 years ago, the YanDi tribe labored ,lived and multipliedon this land which is now eulogized as the home of Yan Di.
Yan Di Mausoleum is housed on the Changyang Mountain, seven Rilometres to the south of Baoji City
Yan Di, one of the first ancestors of the chinese nation. Possessed indelible achievements in the development of the human kind. As recorded in historical records, the ancestor claimed to be YabDi, also Shen Nong.He was born by rensi when she was visiting the Chang Yang Mountain. Because Yan Di grew up near Jiang River.He used Jiang as his name as well as his tribe's. He thought so highly of agriculture that he himself invented the LeiSi (Primitive Ploughing instruments) and taughe his People to farm. He created the noon market So that People could trade with each other. He tasted all Kinds of herbs and made medicine to treat the sick and wounded...He even devoted his life to the well-being of the People Therefore he has been honored not only as the God of agriculture the God of the Sun and the God of medicine, but also as the first ancestors of the chinese People with Huang Di, another legendary ruler.
About 5,000 years ago in the remote ages, BaoJi, the home of Yan Di Saw the Jiang Tribe breathed in the Jiang River Valley. And YanDi was the head of the tribe. Even before the Tang Dynasty, here existed grand-scale Shen Nong Temples and Yan Di Ancestral Halls which could still be traced today. On July 7 every lunar year,a Sacred memorial ceremony would be held here with crescendos of music burning incense and people in an endless stream coming here to Pay homage to Yan Di This Kingof ceremony has lasted from the immemorial past up till now.
Yan Di mausoleum consists of three sections, the front mausoleum the part for People to hold ceremonies and the cemetery They are imposing, sacred solemn and quiet It is a holy Place for the descedants of the Chinese people to Pay homage to their ancestor.
How to get there:
Baoji is situated in the meeting place of three provinces, namely Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan. Three railways, Longhai, Baochen, Baozhong, also meet there. It is the third big 'Cross' along the Longhai Railway. Highways radiate in all directions, forming a network of four main highways and 110 branch roads linking Xi'an in the east, Lanzhou in the west, Yinchuan in the north and Chendu in the south. It is a hub of communication link southwest and northwest of China. It is only and 1.5 hours drive from Xi' an International Airport by the XiBao highway.
Cuisine:
Sichuan Cuisine, one of the major cuisine styles in China, originated from the states of Ba and Shu in ancient China. In the Western Han (206 BC-24 AD) and the Western Jin (265-316) and Eastern Jin (317-420) dynasties, Sichuan Cuisine took shape. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, because of the introduction of peppers, Sichuan Cuisine formed its own unique taste and shape, and began to influence the surrounding areas.
The main- characteristics of Sichuan Cuisine: (1) Prepared with a wide variety of ingredients. (2) Presenting various shapes and tastes, and famous for spicy food, fish-flavored shredded pork and food with odd taste. (3) Boasting numerous cooking techniques, such as stir frying, frying, stir-frying before stewing, and braising.
Famous dishes: Stir-fried Diced Chicken with Chilli and Peanuts, Stir-fried Bean Curd in Hot Sauce, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Rice Crusts and Sliced Pork, Stir-fried Sliced Beef, etc.
Baoji Culture:
Strong Technical strength: Baoji has 24 institutes of higher learning, 52 vocational training schools, more than 30 specialized research institutions, 60 technique research and development organization set by companies. 120,000 technicians working in Baoji. The research on superconductor is at the leading position in China.
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