Shaanxi province lies in the transition zone between north and northwest China. Neighboring provinces include Inner Mongolia in the north, Shanxi and Henan in the east, Hubei in the southeast, Sichuan in the south, and Gansu as well as Ningxia in the west. The province consists of three different parts: the Loess Plateau in the north, which is cut by deep gullies and occupies almost half of the province; the We…