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Shaanxi Guesthouse, located at No. 1 Zhangba North Road, Yanta District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China.

History
Shaanxi Guesthouse, also known as Shaanxi Zhangbagou Guesthouse, is located in Zhangbagou, the southern suburb of Xi'an, adjacent to the central business district of Xi'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone, and is a garden-style state guesthouse for receiving both national and international high profile officials plus large-scale conferences. In July 2006, it was awarded the AAAAA-level "China Green Hotel" status by the China Hotel Association.

From September 22 to September 24, 2011, the 2011 Eurasian Economic Forum was held in Xi'an. Shaanxi Guesthouse was the main reception unit, receiving Sergey Tereshchenko, former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Samvel Balasanyan Vice Chancellor of the Republic of Armenia, Keat Chhon Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia, as well as receiving member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP Li Changchun.

In 2011, Building 18 and Shaanxi Convention Center were completed under one year. Building 18 and Shaanxi Convention Center were invested in and constructed by the State run Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd., designed by China Northwest Design and Research Institute, and constructed by Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group. The project has received awards including Chang'an Cup of Shaanxi Province, The State-of-the-Art construction site, Emerging Technology Award, and Outstanding Structure Award in 2012. The project has successfully received quality inspection organized by the China Construction Industry Association on August 23, 2013. As well as winning the China Construction Engineering Luban Prize (National Quality Project) 2012-2013.

Buildings
Shaanxi Guesthouse covers an area of ​​75 hectares, with a construction area of ​​330,000 square meters and a lake area of ​​54,000 square meters. Shaanxi Guesthouse has close to 2,000 guest rooms, and more than 13 restaurants, including a banquet hall for a thousand people gathering and private rooms. In addition, there are Grant Meeting Hall, Grant Ceremony Hall as well as more than 100 conference rooms, reception halls, and multifunctional halls. The Wellness center including Board game and card rooms, gymnasium, indoor swimming pools, KTV halls, SPA & Wellness centers, tennis courts, beauty salons, shopping district, etc. The main buildings of Shaanxi Guesthouse are:

Category:Hotels in Xi'an
 * Zhangba Lake: Extends from the southeast to the northwest of the Shaanxi Guesthouse.
 * Buildings #1, 2, 3, 4, 5: These are all villa-style buildings built in 1958. Building 1 has received party and state leaders such as Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, as well as many foreign dignitaries. Each building is equipped with water treatment systems, automatic temperature control systems, and security monitoring systems. The five buildings are located in the south side to the Zhangba Lake, with Building 1 located on the south side of the convention hall, Buildings 2 and 3 located southwest of Building 1, and Buildings 4 and 5 located southeast of Building 1.
 * Building 6: Located west of Building 4.
 * Buildings 7, 8, 9: Built in 1964. They have hosted party and state leaders including Prime Minister Zhou Enlai and Zhu De. The layout of each building is elegant with spacious banquet halls for various types of events including weddings. Buildings 7 and 8 are located in the southwest. Building 7 is connected to the west with Xiyuan Building, and Building 7 and Xiyuan Building are interconnected with Restaurant 7 from the west. Building 9 is located in the southeast, south of Building 4.
 * Building 10: Located in the north, southeast of the north gate, on the north bank of Zhangba Lake. Restaurant 10 is located north of Building 10 and was built in 2007.
 * Building 11: Located in the west, north of Xiyuan Building. Rebuilt in 2008.
 * Building 12: Located in the east, south of the east gate, on the east bank of Zhangba Lake. Built in 2007.
 * Building 18: Located in the northwest. Built in 2012.
 * VIP Building: Located in the southeast, south of Zhangba Lake, southeast of Building 9.
 * Grant Convention Hall: Located in the middle, south of Zhangba Lake, north of Building 1. Built in 1958. It is a two-story building with a construction area of ​​3,350 square meters. In June 1999, Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, issued the "Western Development" directive here. The convention hall has hosted the 10th and 11th Party Congresses of Shaanxi Province.
 * North Hall: Located in the northeast, east of Building 10. With a construction area of ​​1,235 square meters. It has hosted party and state leaders such as Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, and Jiang Zemin used it four times alone in 2002.
 * Shaanxi Convention Center: Located in the northwest, southwest of Building 18. Completed and became active from end end of 2011. The total construction area is 65,000 square meters. The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is hung on all four sides, surrounded by eight structural beams with a height of more than ten meters and a diameter of 2.4 meters scattered across the four wings of the building. Giant bronze doors lead to the entrance. There is a large assembly hall, a multifunctional hall, and 34 meeting rooms inside. Since 2012, it has received political conferences including the State Level the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Shaanxi Convention Center has also hosted the 12th Party Congress of Shaanxi Province, as well as other business conferences. On May 14, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting China, at the Shaanxi Convention Center.
 * Tennis Court: Located in the south, west of the VIP building.
 * Swimming Center: Located north of Building 11