Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province. It is the political, economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological, transportation and information center of Shanxi Province. It is one of the 22 megacities in China and is located in the three major economic belts of the east, middle and west of my country. The joint part of the country plays a two-way supporting role in connecting the east to the west and connecting the north and the south in the layout of the country's opening up to the outside world and economic development.

Geographical location

Taiyuan is located between 37°27′～38°25′ north latitude and 111°30′～113°09′ east longitude. It is located in the eastern part of the Loess Plateau, on the Fenhe River. The central part of the basin is surrounded by mountains to the west, north and east, and there is an open valley basin in the south, with the Fen River running through the city.

Natural environment

Taiyuan has a complex and diverse terrain, with a ratio of earth, rocks, mountains, Taiyuan hills, and plains of about 5:3:2. Among them, cultivated land accounts for 23%, forestland accounts for 25%, pastureland accounts for 6%, and water area accounts for 3%. It borders Taihang in the east, Luliang in the west, Xiezhou in the north, fertile fields in the south, and stands in a valley plain with an altitude of 800 meters, which is called "Taiyuan Basin".

Natural resources

Taiyuan is rich in resources and mineral deposits, including iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, lead, aluminum and other metal ores, as well as coal, gypsum, sulfur , saltpeter, clay, quartz, limestone, dolomite and other non-metallic minerals. Among the many minerals, coal, iron and gypsum reserves are the largest, and it is known as the "Hometown of Coal and Iron".

Administrative divisions

Taiyuan currently governs 6 districts (Xiaodian District, Yingze District, Xinghualing District, Jiancaoping District, Wanbailin District, Jinyuan District) and 3 counties (Qingxu County, Yangqu County, Loufan County), 1 city (Gujiao City) and 2 national development zones (Taiyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Taiyuan High-tech Development Zone), 2 provincial development zones (Taiyuan Industrial Park, Taiyuan Stainless Steel Ecological Industrial Park).

Historical changes

During the Paleolithic period one hundred thousand years ago, our ancestors thrived on both sides of the Fen River. According to historical legend, Tai Ti, the founder of Taiyuan, was revered as the "God of Fen River" because he managed the Fen River and opened up the Taiyuan Basin.

The history of the establishment of Taiyuan

In the first year of Lu Zhaogong (the 17th year of Jin Pinggong, 541 BC), Xun Wu of the Jin State led his troops to the north and was defeated and occupied the area around today's Taiyuan. Jiu (Yin Gao), such as Wuzhu and Chidi, the Taiyuan area began to enter the Jin territory.

The origin of the place name

Taiyuan originally meant high, flat and vast. As a geographical appellation, this system generally refers to the words "Thinly cutting down the yeon, as far as Dayuan", "Having built Dayuan, as far as Yueyang", "Xuanfentao, Barrier" in the "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Zuo Zhuan" and other classics. The same is true for the great plains in “Daze, located in great plains” (in ancient times, “大” and “太” were commonly used). "