Baoji is the birth place of Chinese ancestor Yandi and the cradle of Zhou and Qin dynasties. It was once called 'Chencang' in ancient times. It is said that in 757 of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a stone cock on a mountain crowed, hence the name of 'Baoji' (meaning precious cock).
Cock Peak Mountain
(Jifeng Chayun)
November, 2009
In 2003, Baoji turned into a city from a county and formed the present administrative division.
It has 3 districts - Weibin, Jintai, Chencang and 9 counties -Fengxiang, Qishan, Fufeng, Meixian, Longxian, Qianyang, Linyou, Fengxian, Taibai.
Baoji has complex geographic features. Mountains are in the south, west and north direction and Wei River is in the middle. Mountains and hills occupy about 83 % of the whole area while the left are plains. Baoji belongs to the warm and subhumid climate zone. Winter is dry and cold while summer is hot and rainy. In autumn, rains always last for several days. The city has the most rainfall among all the cities in middle Shaanxi.
Best time for visiting - Spring and Autumn.
Places to see - Yongcheng Site, Zhouyuan Site, Zhougong Temple, Taibai mountain, Famen temple, Gold and Silver valley, Mt. Tiantai, Honghe Valley, Fengxiang East Lake, Jialing River Headwaters, Guanshan Grassland, Tomb of Qin's Duke, Yongcheng (Capital of the Qin State) Site.
Famous for - colorful mud sculptures, shadow plays, puppets, paper-cutting, embroidery, wooden painted faces, straw knit, copied bronze wares.
