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Hanzhong
China, an East Asian country is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It has a vast cultural history of more than five thousand years and an outstanding natural beauty. On the other hand, this country has remained a comparatively isolated and secluded one, and being a land of mystery, this country is not known to the western half of the world. However, China is rapidly developing and has grown in the phase of modernization, with an immense speed and is also welcoming the outer world to interact and do business with them.
Hanzhong is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. According to the 1994 census, population was 200,000. The city was formerly called Nancheng. It formed the centre of the Han Principality, assigned to Liu Bang after the fall of the Qin. During the three Kingdoms Period Hanzhong, as a border city between the kingdoms of Wei and Shu, had considerable strategic importance.
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. Hanzhong is a major agricultural and trade center, with some timbering and light industry.
Sights of Hanzhong Ancient Baoxie Plank Road, also called Baoxie Road or Daogu. It stretches for 120 kilometers from Baocheng County of Hanzhong City in the south to Xieyu Pass in Meixian County in the north.
Hanzhong is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in China worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of China.
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