According to Shaanxi official data, Baoji and Hanzhong are both better and richer places in Shaanxi Province. Baoji is an industrial city, famous for its electromechanical bridges and aviation. Hanzhong is the south of Shaanxi, and its climate is suitable for agricultural development. It is the granary of Shaanxi, so Baoji develops better.

Baoji, formerly known as Chencang and Yongcheng, is known as "the hometown of Emperor Yan and the hometown of bronzes". It is the sub-central city of Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration and the sub-central city of Guanzhong Tianshui Economic Zone.