Northern Shaanxi
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| Simplified Chinese | 陕北 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陝北 | ||||||||
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Northern Shaanxi or Shaanbei (陕北) is the portion of China's Shaanxi province north of the Huanglong Mountain and the Meridian Ridge (the so-called "Guanzhong north mountains"), and is both a geographic as well as a cultural area. It makes up the southeastern portion of the Ordos Basin and forms the northern part of the Loess Plateau. The region includes two prefecture-level cities: Yulin, which is known for the Ming Great Wall traversing through its northern part; and Yan'an, which is known as the birthplace of the Chinese Communist Revolution.