Northern Shaanxi refers to Yulin City and Yan’an City. Because it is located in the northern part of Shaanxi, it is referred to as Northern Shaanxi. In addition, northern Shaanxi is also a holy land of revolution in China.

In our daily life, we often mention the word northern Shaanxi when we hear people talking. So what places are referred to by the so-called northern Shaanxi? The following editorial gives you a detailed introduction.

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Northern Shaanxi mainly refers to the central part of the Loess Plateau, the geographical scope is north to Yulin Great Wall, south to Qinling Beishan, west to Ziwuling, east to Qinjin canyon, because the geographical scope is located in the north of Shaanxi, it is referred to as northern Shaanxi.

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In the Shanbei area, rivers and channels are dense and the hills and beams are undulating. The uncanny workmanship of nature endows this land with a magnificent and broad momentum, and the ancient and long history has accumulated a profound Chinese culture here. The natural landscape and the cultural landscape are organically integrated and intertwined, forming a magnificent picture with unique charm and breathtaking spirit.

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The environment of northern Shaanxi has created the culture of northern Shaanxi, which can be traced back to the Paleolithic age 10,000 years ago, which shows its long history. In the long history of northern Shaanxi, on this yellow land, there are Rong Di in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Huns in the Qin and Han dynasties, the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the Dangxiang Qiang in the Tang and Song dynasties, which played an important role in the formation of northern Shaanxi culture.

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There are many folk customs in northern Shaanxi, such as Yangko during the Spring Festival, which is the most enthusiastic and unrestrained time of the year. The Yangko team is led by a big Gong and drum band, but the suona is absolutely indispensable.

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Shanbei is the Holy Land of the Chinese Revolution. The Party Central Committee, Mao Zedong and other proletarian internationalism of the older generation lived and fought here for 13 years, leaving behind a large number of valuable revolutionary cultural relics, revolutionary memorials and rich spiritual wealth — the revolutionary spirit of Shanbei.