Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of the main urban agglomerations in northwestern China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants, its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of 10,213 square kilometers. Xianyang is home to the main campus of Northwest A&F University, one of the world's top universities in "Agriculture Science" related-fields and a member of "Project 985" club which is an organization of 39 reputable universities in China.