main cities of shaanxi: xian , xianyang , baoji , hanzhong , tongchuan , yan'an .
the city of baoji has existed as far back as b.c.2000. historically, this area (and the xi’an area) are the birthplace of the han chinese people – and of china itself. china grew from these areas and spread out across the land to cover it’s current dominion.
in the twelfth year of qinxiaogong in the qin dynasty (b.c.350), the area was established as a city and named chencang. chencang became the cradle for the zhou and qin dynasties, as well as their major cultural center. during the three kingdoms period (a.d.220-265), this area was the battleground for wars between the states of wei, shu and wu.
baoji city (which means "precious chicken" or "treasured cock" in chinese) received its present name under the t'ang dynasty (ad 618-906). until the name changes in the 1950s, baoji was called pao-chi or paoki. on a nearby hillside is the jintai monastery, built in the ming dynasty (a.d.1368-1644) and home to the founder of the taois kung fu sect, shang sanfeng. baoji was a major commerce center on the silk road during that time period. there are many other historical relics and sites from the past centuries of chinese life in the baoji area.
baoji is the starting point of the road south over the qin ling mountains leading to hanzhong and further into the sichuan province. this road was first opened in the late 4th century bc by the ancestors of the first emperor (qin shihuangdi) as an invasion route for the conquest of the sichuan province. the road is famous for it’s "gallery constructions in the sheer cliffs of the torrential mountain river gorges."
after 1937, baoji developed as a railway center. from 1945-1952, the railway was extended to lanzhou and in 1960 to xinjiang (in the far china northwest).
in the baoji municipality, there are over 62 cultural relic and historic sites belonging to the state. these are all under provincial protection and are relatively inexpensive to tour. some sites include the fishing terrace, zhougong's temple, the famen temple, the jintaiguan temple, the yangshao culture ruins at beishouling ridges, the zhouyuan ruins (with early bronzes), and the jiuchenggong palace ruins. in addition, there is a small zoo (baoji people's park). special efforts are being made to attract visitors.
baoji has several colleges, the baoji college of arts and science being the largest. smaller colleges include two teacher’s colleges, a private college, a technical college, and some smaller general colleges. a primary emphasis in the china school systems is the english language. though many chinese are able to read and write english, listening and speaking become more difficult because of the lack of native english speaking teachers. there is at least one group in place to attract american english-speaking teachers to teach for short time periods in the baoji schools. this is done to ensure the best education possible for their children and to create a foundation for mutual understanding between north americans and the chinese people.
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