Ankang

Ankang is a prefecture-level city in southern Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. Located in the southeast of Shaanxi Province, Ankang neighbors Xian in the north, and shares boundaries with Hubei Province in the east and Sichuan Province in the south. The city has an advantageous geographic position at the convergence of Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing. The settlement of Ankang dates to the Stone Age, and its recorded history dates back more than 3000 years. The settlement was originally known as Xicheng. Ankang County was established in 1st Taikang year of the Western Jin Dynasty. It later formed part of the Eastern Liang Prefecture, which was reorganized into the Jin Prefecture in the 3rd Feidi year of the Western Wei. Under the Sui, this was renamed Xicheng Commandery and, under the Tang, Ankang Commandery.

Located at a rare zone abundant in subtropical resources in the northwest of China, Ankang is an intermediate zone between north and south China and a transition zone of different climates whose unique geographical features make it to own beautiful natural scenery and rich tourism resources, which gives the area high value for development, such as developing the tourism potential of Qinba, Han River scenery and tourism for holidays and leisure.