County-level
Wei Bin District
The He Zun bronze vessel bearing the earliest written record of statehood is housed in Weibin, overlooked by Mount Tiantaishan.
Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · Prefecture-level
Baoji
highland scenery and pastoral culture offers the clearest regional clue to Baoji.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
A useful starting point for Baoji is the documented fact “Highland scenery and pastoral culture offers the clearest regional clue to Baoji.” The natural conditions and social experience of Baoji therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Baoji a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Baoji within the larger region.
Baoji
12 counties
Affiliated Regions
County-level
County-level
Jin Tai District
Jintai Taoist Temple clings to hillside bluffs where master Zhang Sanfeng practiced in Jintai, near painted tomb brick reliefs of the Tang King of Qin.
County-level
Chen Cang District
The famous military strategy of secretly crossing at Chencang originated in Chencang, home to alpine pastures at Dashuichuan.
County-level
Feng Xiang District
Qin Gong Tomb No. 1 at Yongcheng Ancient Capital reveals early Qin royal power in Fengxiang, famous for vividly painted Fengxiang Clay Sculptures.
County-level
Qi Shan County
Duke of Zhou Temple commemorates the founding of Western Zhou rites in Qishan, world-renowned birthplace of spicy hand-pulled Saozi Noodles.
County-level
Fu Feng County
Famen Temple enshrines authentic Finger Bone Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha in Fufeng, alongside thousands of Tang imperial gold and silver treasures.
County-level
Mei County
Glaciated summit of Mount Taibaishan peaks at 3,767 meters in Meixian, home to the Neo-Confucian Guan School academy of master Zhang Zai.
County-level
Long County
Subalpine pastures of Guanshan Grassland echo with galloping steeds in Longxian, near cliff-clinging Taoist pavilions at Longmen Grotto Cave.
County-level
Qian Yang County
Qianhu Wetland Park provides pristine bird sanctuaries in Qianyang, leading organic dwarf-rootstock apple breeding center in the region.
County-level
Lin You County
Jiucheng Palace ruins preserved Ouyang Xun First Regular Script in Calligraphy stele in Linyou, alongside Tang Buddhist grottoes at Cishan Temple.
County-level
Feng County
Crystalline headwaters of the Jialing River plunge through old-growth forests in Fengxian, renowned for vibrant nightscapes and Tongtianhe ravines.
County-level
Tai Bai County
Huangbaiyuan mountain waters sparkle like turquoise jade in Taibai, prime wild giant panda sanctuary high in the Qinling Mountains.