Xi'an, anciently known as Chang'an and Haojing, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, is the capital of Shaanxi Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, a national central city, the core city of Xi'an metropolitan area as well as the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, an important central city in western China as approved by the State Council, and an important scientific research, education and industrial base of the country. As of the end of 2022, the city has 11 districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 10,108 square kilometers and a resident population of 12,995,900.
Xi'an is located in northwest China, in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, bordered by the Wei River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, and has been known as "Eight Waters Surround Chang'an" since ancient times. The main landforms of Xi'an are the Qinling Mountains and the Weihe River Plain; it has a warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons of warm and cold, dry and wet. Xi'an is a "World Historic City" identified by UNESCO in 1981, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, and the starting point of the Silk Road. Xi'an is a world-famous historical city, along with the world-famous ancient cities of Rome, Athens, and Cairo, and it is also one of the six ancient capitals of China with the longest history of founding a capital. Xi'an is also one of the six ancient capitals of China with the longest history of founding a capital, and 13 dynasties have built their capitals here in history.
The city of Xi'an has two and six heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List: the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, the Ruins of Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, the Ruins of Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty, and the Pagoda of Xingjiao Temple. There are also other attractions such as Xi'an City Wall, Bell and Drum Towers, Huaqing Pond, Zhanshan Mountain, Datang Hibiscus Garden, Shaanxi History Museum, and the Forest of Steles. Xi'an is home to seven "double first-class" universities, including Xi'an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology.
In 2023, the GDP of Xi'an City was 120,010,076,000,000 Yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year at constant prices. In terms of industries, the added value of primary industry is 32.520 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%; the added value of secondary industry is 414.692 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2%; the added value of tertiary industry is 753.864 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%.
