main cities of shaanxi: xian , xianyang , baoji , hanzhong , tongchuan , yan'an .
xi'an choujiu liquor, also named huanggui choujiu liquor, is an ancient famous liquor. the liquor was ever a kind of tribute of tang dynasty. later on, it becomes liquor employed by the senior leaders of the state to host domestic and overseas guests. guo moruo, the most well known contemporary poet and literati of china, praised it "it is unlike wine, but superior to wine."
a legendary has it that megranate was introduced into china by zhangsai when he was invited to western regions for peace. lingzhuang megranate, a traditional export product of xi'an, has a growing history of 2000 years, its yield taking the first position all over the country. lingzhuang megranate is rich in vitamins and minerals, thus it is a kind of top-level fruit. in addition, its husks and seeds are one of the excellent chinese medicinal materials.
thanks to its fire-red color and fragrance of amenity, migrante flowers are taken as the city flower of xi'an.
chinese goose beery is an unique fruit in china, it gains the name because it looks like pear, tastes like peach, and macaques love to eat. with a planting history of around 2000-3000 years, chinese goosebeery of shaanxi tops no one in annual yield all over the country.
honored the king of fruits, chinese goosebeery is a kind of top-grade fruit abounding in nutritious elements.
shaanxi dang ginseng is commonly known as xidang, characterised by fat and big roots, plentiful veins and sweet taste. dang ginseng is top-grade tonic,it has good curative effect on internal injuries as well as weak spleen and stomach. dang gingseng is mainly produced in hanzhong, ankang and shangluo and exported widely through the world.
shaanxi green tea is called by a joint name shanqing, boasting a long planting history. shaanxi green tea is mainly produced in dozen of counties of southern shaanxi province such as ziyang, ankang, pinli, xixiang and so on, which are one of key tea-leaf production areas of china. shaaxi green tea is known for its lasting aftertaste, clear tea water and fragrant smell. in addition, the tea has various curative effects.
the mosque is located in a district inhabited mainly by the moslem hui minority. there is said to have been a mosque here as early as the tang period (618 a.d.-907 a.d.). there are five courtyards in traditional chinese style, but with islamic decorative patterns. built during the ming period, the mosque still has a number of its original stelae. it continues to be used regularly, with several prayer services each day. the moslem community here is a reminder of xian's former importance as a center of commerce with many trading partners as far west as persia (modern-day iran) and the arabian world.