FIND CHINA introduces Hanzhong

Hanzhong is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. Population (2004): approx. 3.7million.Hanzhong is located in the south-western part of the Shaanxi province, in the centre of the Hanzhong Basin, on the Han River, near the Sichuan border.

Hanzhong lies 500 meters above sea level. With an annual temperature of 14.3C Hanzhong lies on the north fringe of subtropical zone with a mild climate. The annual precipitation is 800-1,000mm.

Yangian Railway, which links with Xiangyu Railway and Baocheng Railway, passes through the south part of the zone. No.108 national road goes across the north part of the zone. Hanbao section of No.316 national road is also running through. It is 4km from downtown Hanzhong, 5km from Hanzhou Airport and 3km from Hanzhou Railway Station.

Guanzhong represents Shaanxi Cuisine, also known as Qin Cuisine. Local chefs are good at using local materials to prepare delicious dishes, such as hump and hoof of a camel, fat sheep from north Shaanxi, Qinchuan oxen, carps from the Yellow River and black rice from Hanzhong. Through boiling, stewing, braising, frying and cooking, they produce a wide variety of dishes of different tastes including Bottle Gourd Chicken, Mustard and Upper Part of a Pork Leg, Mushrooms, Walnuts Kernels and Two Kinds of Crisps, Three Kinds of Shreds, Guozi Fish in Milky Soup, Chicken Rice and Sea Cucumber, Tomato Juice and Ox Tongue and Steamed Mutton.