Xian
/ʃiːˈæn/(亦作Hsian或Sian)
- an industrial city in central China, capital of Shaanxi province; pop. 3,094, 300 (est. 2006). The city has been inhabited since the 11th century BC, having previously been the capital of the Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties. Former names CHANGAN, SIKING.西安（中国中部工业城市, 陕西省省会, 2006年估计人口3,094, 300; 该市自公元前11世纪起就有居民居住, 汉朝、隋朝和唐朝曾定都于此; 原称CHANGAN, SIKING）。