Chencang District , is a district of the city of

Baoji () is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi. Geography The prefecture-level city of Baoji had a population of 3,321,853 accord ...

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...

province, China. Chencang is the former name of Baoji, which was given to the district. The district makes up the outer areas of Baoji, most of the area being rural. In 2020, the Baoji High-tech Zone was established in the district. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it came under the jurisdiction of the Baoji region and was called Baoji County. In October 1971, Baoji District was abolished and Baoji prefecture level city was established, to which Baoji County belonged. In March 2003, the State Council approved the abolition of Baoji County and the establishment of Chencang District in Baoji City. Guojizibai_pan_01

The county seat of Guozhen has carried the same name for 3,000 years. Many archeological sites are located in Chencang. The Guoji Zibai ''pan'' was excavated in the county, it is now displayed in the

National Museum of China The National Museum of China () flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The museum's mission is to educate about the arts and history of China. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic ...

. Chencang also has its own museum to display local archeological finds.

Administrative divisions

As 2020, this County is divided to 3 subdistricts and 15 towns. ;Subdistricts * Guozhen Subdistrict () *Dongguan Subdistrict () *Qianwei Subdistrict () ;Towns

Climate

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Districts of Shaanxi Baoji {{Shaanxi-geo-stub