Hanzhong
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| Hanzhong | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 汉中 |
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| - Traditional | 漢中 |
| - Pinyin | Hànzhōng |
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| Coordinates: 33°04′39″N 107°01′34″E / 33.0775°N 107.02611°E | |
| 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 city in Shaanxi province, in central China. The population in 2004 was approximately 3.7 million.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Geography
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.[1] Annual mean temperature: 14.3°C.
 Weather averages for Hanzhong  |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6 (42) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
24 (75) |
19 (66) |
12 (53) |
8 (46) |
18 (64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -1 (30) |
1 (33) |
5 (41) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
22 (71) |
21 (69) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
5 (41) |
0 (32) |
10 (50) |
| Precipitation cm (inches) | 0.7 (0.3) |
1 (0.4) |
2.9 (1.1) |
6 (2.4) |
9 (3.5) |
9.8 (3.8) |
16.3 (6.4) |
13.4 (5.3) |
15.7 (6.2) |
7.6 (3.0) |
3.2 (1.3) |
0.8 (0.3) |
86.3 (33.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase[2] 2009-2 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Economy
Hanzhong is a major agricultural and trade center, with some sawmilling and light industry.
[edit] Military industory
As a military program,012 base have established since 1960s,is responsible for military transport aircraft and Air-to-air missile.
[edit] Education
Shaanxi University of Technology
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) Profile of Hanzhong, visited on May 27, 2008.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Hanzhong, China" (in English). Weatherbase. 2009. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=571270&refer=&units=metric.
[edit] External links
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- Hanzhong government website (in Chinese)
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