A tangled mess of electric and telephone wires top tall poles through much of central Xian,giving rise to questions re efficient utility administration,distribution,and repair in this part of northeast 'an,formerly romanized as Sian,and also known as Chang'an before the Ming dynasty,is the capital of Shaanxi Province,People's Republic of is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals,having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history,including Western Zhou,Qin,Western Han,Sui,and Tang.

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Convoluted electric and telephone wires, X'ian, Shaanxi Province, China

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Size: 5600px × 3537px
Location: Xian, Shaanxi Province, China
Photo credit: © Carol Barrington / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: cable, china, city, complexity, connection, day, horizontal, line, messy, outdoors, power, province, shaanxi, telephone, xi