Yulin City faces Shanxi Province across the Yellow River in the east, borders Ningxia and Gansu in the west, Yan 'an in the south and Ordos in the north. This is the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Mongolia and Shanxi provinces, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It governs 2 districts 1 county-level city and 9 counties, and is the main grain producing area in Shaanxi.
The terrain of Yulin City inclines from west to east, with an average elevation of 1600- 1800 m in the southwest and 1000- 1200 m in other places. The highest point is Wei Liang in the south of Dingbian, with an altitude of1907m, and the lowest point is the Qingjian Wuding River entering the Yellow River estuary, with an altitude of 560m.
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Yulin's customs have a simple tradition. When farmers build caves in mountainous areas, please ask Yin and Yang teachers to look at the terrain, determine the orientation and choose auspicious days first. Various styles, exquisite caves, carefully chiseled facades, cloisters and rain basins in front of the kiln. Window lattice criss-crosses, alternating in length, forming various artistic patterns.
The rich people in Yulin live in a big tile-roofed house, with a high roof, which opens and closes in two, hugs tigers in the corridors, and paints buildings with carved beams. There are also large families, flagpoles in front of the door, lions squatting, brick gatehouses at the gate, and a wall. There is a moon gate in the second entrance, which is divided into front and back yards. The front yard is the study, the reception room and the backyard is the home.
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