shaanxi henan

中国陕西、河南Shaanxi & Henan,

ChinaJunxiao Shi, 2015-12-03

Shaanxi 陕西• Shaanxi is a province in

Northwest China.• Area: 79,500 sq mi• Population (2010): 37,327,378• Junxiao visited Shaanxi in May

2013.

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Shaanxi• Why there are two "a"s?• China has two provinces with similar romanized names:• 陕西 shăn xi• 山西 shān xi

• When tone marks are omitted, they are indistinguishable.• Chinese government adopted "Shaanxi" for 陕西 .

Xi'an 西安• Xi'an is the capital and largest city in Shaanxi province.• Xi'an is one of the oldest cities in China.• Xi'an was known as Chang'an before the Ming dynasty (1368).• Quote our tour guide:• Come to Xi'an to see 1000+ years of history;

go to Beijing to see 800 years of history;return to Shanghai to see 200 years of history.

Terracotta Army 兵马俑• The Terracotta Army is a collection of

terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang.• Buried: 210-209 BC• Discovered: 1974• Count:• more than 8,000 soldiers• 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150

cavalry horses• other non-military figures

Qin Shi Huang's tomb• Qin Shi Huang (260-210 BC) is

the first emperor of China.• Terracotta Army is a form of

funerary art buried with the emperor to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

• Qin Shi Huang's tomb remains unopened due to concerns about preservation of its contents.

Warrior figures• The terracotta figures are life-sized.• They vary in height, uniform, and

hairstyle in accordance with rank.• The figures were originally painted

with bright pigments, but the color coating had flaked off.• Most figures originally held real

weapons, but they were looted shortly after.

Huaqing Hot Springs 华清池

Huaqing Hot Springs• Huaqing was the palace of Tang

emperors Taizong (626-649) and Xuanzong (712-756).• The site also served as the

location of several earlier palaces in Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties.

Shaanxi street food• 肉夹馍 "rou jia mo", meat

sandwich• stewed pork/beef with 20 spices• stuffed in "mo", a type of flatbread

made from wheat flour and baked in a clay or mud oven

• 羊肉泡馍 "lamb paomo"• lamb soup + flatbread in small

pieces

• Dumplings

Shaanxi street food

beef paomo steamed dumplings

End of Shaanxi trip, move to Henan

Henan 河南• Henan is a province in Central

China.• Area: 64,000 sq mi• Population (2013): 94,100,000• Capital: Zhengzhou• Junxiao visited Henan in May

2013 and again July 2014

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Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟• The Longmen Grottoes are an

example of Chinese Buddhist art.• 100,000 statues in 1,400 caves• Height: 1 inch ~ 57 feet

Shaolin Monastery 少林寺• Shaolin Monastery is a Chan

Buddhist temple with 1500 years of history.• Shaolin Monastery is home of

Shaolin Kung Fu, a style of Chinese martial arts.• Pagoda Forest• stone and brick structures• more than 240 tomb pagodas• built 618-1911

Iron Pagoda 铁塔• Iron Pagoda is a Buddhist

Chinese pagoda built in 1049.• Height: 186.56 feet, 13 stories

Iron Pagoda• The pagoda is so-named not because it is made of iron, but because

its color resembles that of iron.• Primary exterior material: fifty varieties of glazed brick

Yuntai Mountain 云台山• located adjacent to the Yellow

River, in Jiaozuo city• world's first World Geopark

Shaanxi & Henan, China's central• Slides available on http://www.slideshare.net/yoursunny• More pictures in Facebook albums• Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng https://goo.gl/c8lrPP• Jiaozuo https://goo.gl/nEEGTO

• Photos ©Junxiao Shi, all rights reserved• Some text ©Wikipedia contributors, CreativeCommons BY-SA• Pagoda Forest description ©ChinaCulture.org