Everything about Guanzhong totally explained
Guanzhong (關中) (
lit. Center of Passes), or Guanzhong Plain, historically refers to an area that was closed by
Hangu Pass (函谷關) to the east, Dasan Pass (大散關) to the west, Wu Pass (武關) to the south, and Xiao Pass (蕭關) to the north, including central part of
Shaanxi and the extreme west of modern
Henan.
The average
altitude of the Guanzhong Plain is around 500 metres.
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi, is the largest city in the Guanzhong plain, which also contains the cities of
Tongchuan,
Baoji,
Xianyang and
Weinan.
The plain was the central region of the
Qin during the
Warring States period. Having fertile soil and good irrigation systems,
Qin rose from this region to gain preeminece among the
Warring States, and eventually unified China. Since the
Zhou Dynasty, the area was the capital region of China for a total of 12 dynasties including the
Han Dynasty,
Sui Dynasty, and
Tang Dynasty.
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