Shaanxi is a province of the People's Republic of China. Officially part of the Northwest China region, it lies in central China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi, Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW), and Inner Mongolia (N). It covers an area of over 205,000 km2 (79,151 sq mi) with about 37 million people. Xi'an – which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitals Fenghao and Chang'an – is the provincial capital. Xianyang, which served as the Qin dynasty capital, is located nearby. The other prefecture-level cities into which the province is divided are Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an and Yulin.
Taibai Jinxing also referred to as Tai Bai Jin Xing, is a fictional character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West. He was an envoy of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven. After hearing of the appearance of Sun Wukong, the Jade Emperor tasked Taibai Jinxing to summon him to Heaven. Initially Taibai Jinxing was the first person from Heaven that was to see Sun Wukong. After which Sun Wukong consented to leave with Taibai Jinxing. However, Sun Wukong was angry at the fact that he was appointed as the Protector of the Horses, and rebelled against Heaven. This led to Taibai Jinxing to once again act as a messenger and somewhat a friend toward Sun Wukong. Taibai Jinxing was not mentioned after the first few chapters of Journey to the West. Taibai Jinxing was also the reason the other members of Journey to the West, such as Sha Wujing to be alive. In Chinese astronomy, Taibai Jinxing is the name for Venus. Taibai Jinxing is also associated as the messenger god of Shenism, or the Chinese folk religion.
The Taibai stream salamander is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to the Taibai Mountains of Shaanxi, China. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Second Encirclement Campaign against Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Soviet was a campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government that was intended to destroy the communist Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Soviet and its local Red Army. It was met with the Communists' Second Counter-Encirclement Campaign at Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Soviet. The local Red Army successfully defended their territory in the tri-provincial border region from February 1935 to April 18, 1935.
Taiyi, Tai-yi, or Tai yi may refer to:
Mount Taibai is a mountain located on the border between Mei, Taibai and Zhouzhi counties in the south west of Shaanxi Province, China. The mount's highest point, Baxian Tower, rises to a height of 3,750 m (12,300 ft) and is the tallest in the Qinling Range, as well as the watershed between the Han River and Wei River. Mount Taibai is also the highest mountain in Eastern China.
Smerinthus minor, the lesser eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rudolf Mell in 1937. It is a montane species found from the Taibai Shan area, western Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, China eastwards along the Qinling to southern Shanxi and then north to just west of Beijing. It has also been recorded from the Miaofeng Mountains near Beijing and the Wuling Mountains in Hunan.
Kakuna taibaiensis is a species of planthopper from China.
Erigeron taipeiensis is a Chinese species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It grows in subalpine meadows in the Taibai Mountains Shaanxi province.
The Tiejia Taoist Ecology Temple stands halfway Mount Taibai at approximately 1500 m (6,000 ft), about 70 km west of Xian, in the south west of Shaanxi province, on the border between Mei, Taibai and Zhouzhi counties. Next to the Tiejia Taoist Ecology Temple stands the Ecology Education Center.
Mingtao's gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic to Taibai County in Shaanxi, China.
Taibaihe is a town located in the Taibai County of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
Jingkou is a town located in the Taibai County of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
Yingge is a town located in the Taibai County of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
Taochuan is a town located in the Jiangyong County of Yongzhou, Hunan, China.
Taochuan may refer to the following places in China:
Zuitou is a town in and the county seat of Taibai County of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
