Yan'an, a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province. According to historical records, in Xia, present-day Yan'an City belonged to Yongzhou. Shang belongs to the ghost side. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was the territory of Quanrong and Xingyang. During the Spring and Autumn Period, this area was inhabited by the Bai Zhai tribe. In the early Warring States period, the central and northern parts belonged to Wei, the southern part belonged to Qin, and then all the countries belonged to Qin. On November 15, 1996, with the approval of the State Council, the Yan'an region was abolished and the prefecture-level Yan'an City was established.
Yan'an City is located in the northern part of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It has jurisdiction over 1 district and 12 counties, with a total land area of ??37,000 square kilometers and a total population of 2.19 million. It is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council, a national outstanding tourist city and three major educational bases for patriotism, revolutionary tradition and Yan'an spirit.
Yan'an belongs to the warm temperate zone, with a relatively dry climate, a large temperature difference between morning and evening, an average annual frost-free period of 170 days, an average annual temperature of 9.2°C, and an average annual precipitation of more than 500 mm. Yan'an is rich in mineral resources, with proven reserves of 11.5 billion tons of coal, 1.4 billion tons of oil, more than 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas, and more than 50 million tons of purple clay. It is the birthplace of China's petroleum industry. The first oil well in mainland China is located in Yanchang County, our city. , oil development has a history of hundreds of years. Yan'an has vast land and abundant sunshine. It is the best apple eugenics area in the world. The quality of apples, red dates and other agricultural products is well-known at home and abroad. "Yanchang Petroleum" and "Luochuan Apple" were both awarded China's well-known trademarks. Yan'an's cultural tourism resources are unique and have broad prospects for developing tourism. The tourism resources mainly including the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the Holy Land of the Chinese nation, Yan'an, the Holy Land of the Chinese Revolution, the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, and loess customs and culture are well-known both at home and abroad. Folk arts such as Northern Shaanxi folk songs, Northern Shaanxi Yangge, Ansai waist drum, peasant paintings, and paper-cutting have long been famous. It is a unique tourist attraction in the western region. There are 5,808 historical sites in the city, 445 old revolutionary sites, and nearly 70,000 cultural relics.