Hanzhong

Hanzhong (Simplified Chinese: 汉中; Traditional Chinese: 漢中; Pinyin: Hànzhōng; Wade-Giles: Hanchung) is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. Population (1994): approx. 200,000.

History
The city was formerly called Nancheng. It formed the centre of the Han Principality, assigned to Liu Bang after the fall of the Qin. During the Three Kingdoms Period Hanzhong, as a border city between the kingdoms of Wei and Shu, had considerable strategic importance.

Geography
Hanzhong is located in the southwestern part of the Shaanxi province, in the center of the Hanzhong Basin, on the Han River, near the Sichuan border. Hanzhong lies 500 meters above sea level. Annual mean temperature: 14.3°C.

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