Shaanxi

(; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a province in the central pairt o Mainland Cheenae, an it includes portions o the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches o the Yellow River in addition tae the Qinling Muntains athort the soothren pairt o this province. Shaanxi is the historical hame, alang wi Gansu o the dialect o the Dungans, Hui fowk wha emigratit oot o Cheenae tae Central Asie.

 Name 
Bi regular Hanyu Pinyin rules, if tone marks arenae written, baith Shaanxi an the neighbourin province o Shanxi, tae the east of Shaanxi, shold be spelt "Shanxi"; the difference is in tone: Shānxī (山西) an Shǎnxī (陕西). Tae mak the difference clear athoot tonal marks, the spellin "Shaanxi" wis contrivit (follaein the romanization seestem o Yuen Ren Chao) for the province o Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is uised for the province o Shānxī. Shaanxi is the offeecial spellin on Cheenese Govrenment's offeecial web portal.http://english.gov.cn/ This maks "Shaanxi" the anerlie name o Cheenese provinces that hisnae been romanizit accordin tae pinyin rules.

 References 

Economic profile for Shaanxi at HKTDC

 Freemit airtins 

Shaanxi Govrenment wabsteid