Shaanxi is the important cradle of Chinese civilization. It was the seat of capitals of 13 ancient dynasties including Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasty and also was China’s political, economic and cultural center for a long term. Known as Chang’an in ancient times, Xi’an is the fi rst metropolis in the world with one million populations. It also is the starting point of the famous Silk Road.

With rich mineral resources, Shaanxi is becoming the important China’s energy continuous place and supporting point this century.

Shaanxi enjoys advantageous tourism resources, including Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the 8th largest wonder in the world, Famen Temple, the only temple treasuring up Buddhist relics, Huangdi mausoleum, Huashan Mountain and Hukou waterfall.

Shaanxi has powerful education of science strength, with high-quality and practical talents.

Shaanxi agriculture has particular comparative advantage. Fruit industry develops rapidly, fruit juice output has accounted for one third of total output in the world, exporting to Russia, EU, Southeast Asia and North America and etc. Animal husbandry has broad development prospects.

Shaanxi has sound industrial base, forming industrial system centered on equipment manufacturing, energy and chemical engineering, electronic, textile and medicine. It has the only Xi’an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base.

Since China’s reform and opening up, especially carrying out west China development, Shaanxi infrastructure construction developed extremely. Highway network centered on Xi’an runs through highway trunk line connecting with neighboring capital cities and striking towards outside Shaanxi. Xi’an is one of six largest hinges of railway passenger transport in China. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is the important aviation hinge in the western China. It has more than 120 domestic and international fl ight lines. Power supply in Shaanxi could not only meet itself requirements, but also transmit to eastern and middle region. Capital Xi’an is the fi nancial center in northwest region which could meet investment requirements.

During the“ Eleventh Five-Year Period”, Shaanxi will leverage its strength in speeding up the process of industrialization and urbanization, building advanced manufacturing industry base in Guanzhong, energy and chemical engineering base in Shanbei, the green industry base in Shannan and the fruit base in Weibei, strengthening three pillar industries of equipment manufacturing, high technology and energy and chemical engineering to further change economic growth mode and promote industrial structure, facilitating better development.

Open Shaanxi is full of business opportunities! Welcome friends from home and abroad to Shaanxi for visiting and sightseeing, investment, economic and trade cooperation and communication, realizing common development.

Acting Governor of People’s Government of Shaanxi Province

Yuan Chunqing