Hanzhong

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Hanzhong
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	汉中
- Traditional	漢中
- Pinyin	Hànzhōng
night view,Hanzhong
Hanzhong in Shaanxi, China
Hanzhong Location in China
Coordinates: 33°04′39″N 107°01′34″E / 33.0775°N 107.02611°E / 33.0775; 107.02611
Country	China
Province	Shaanxi
Area
- Total	27,246 km2 (10,519.7 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	3,700,000
- Density	135.8/km2 (351.7/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	723000
Area code(s)	0916
Website	http://www.hanzhong.gov.cn

Hanzhong (simplified Chinese: 汉中; traditional Chinese: 漢中; pinyin: Hànzhōng; Wade-Giles: Hanchung) is a municipality in the southwest corner of Shaanxi province, in central China. The population in 2006 was approximately 3.74 million, in a municipal territory of 27 246 square kilometres.^[1]

History

The city was formerly called Nanzheng. It formed the center of the Han Principality. The latter was assigned to Liu Bang by Xiang Yu after the fall of Qin, during the 18 Kingdoms interregnum preceding the establishment of the Han Empire by Liu. During the Three Kingdoms Period Hanzhong, as a border city between the kingdoms of Wei and Shu, had considerable strategic importance, but only from the Wei side of the city.

Baohe River

Panorama of Hanzhong

Administration

The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hantai District (汉台区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux.

Aside of Hantai, the municipality oversees ten counties -

• Nanzheng (南郑县)　
• Chenggu (城固县)　
• Yang (洋县)
• Xixiang (西乡县)　
• Mian (勉县) 　
• Ningqiang (宁强县)　
• Lueyang (略阳县)　
• Zhenba (镇巴县) 　
• Liuba (留坝县)　
• Foping (佛坪县)

Economy

Hanzhong is a major agricultural and trade center, with some sawmilling and light industry.

Situation

Hanzhong is located in the southwestern part of the Shaanxi province, in the center of the Hanzhong Basin, on the Han River, near the Sichuan border. Hanzhong lies 500 meters above sea level.

It has an area of 27,246 square kilometers.^[2] Annual mean temperature: 14.3°C.

Military-industrial

As a military program, 012 base have established since 1960s,is responsible for military transport aircraft and Air-to-air missile.

Transport

• Hanzhong Airport

Education

Shaanxi University of Technology

Sights

• Ancient Baoxie Plank Road, also called Baoxie Road or Daogu. It stretches for 120 km from Baocheng County of Hanzhong City in the south to Xieyu Pass in Meixian County in the north.
• Baijiang Platform
• Ancient Hutou Bridge

See also

• Janssen Pharmaceutica

Notes & References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Hanzhong

• Hanzhong government website ([in English)
• Hanzhong (China) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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