Taiyuan, the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), is located in Shanxi Province, which is named after its location in the west of Taihang Mountain. It borders Taihang Mountain in the east, Luliang Mountain and Yellow River in the west and south, the Great Wall in the north, and Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. It is located between 3434-4044 north latitude and east longitude114-11433, with a total area of 156700 square kilometers. The mountainous area accounts for more than 80% of the total area.
Shanxi, also known as Sanjin and Hedong, was one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation in ancient times, with a recorded history of 3000 years. It is called the cradle of China civilization and the China Museum of Ancient Culture. Liu Yuan called it the mountains and rivers outside.
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As of 20 16, there are 1 1 prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province. Taiyuan, the provincial capital, is located in the middle of Shanxi Province. The remaining 10 cities are Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan, Lvliang, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Jincheng, Linfen and Yuncheng from north to south. No.3 Provincial Street, xiaodian district, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.
Among 1 1 prefecture-level cities in the province, Xinzhou is the largest and Yangquan is the smallest. 18 counties (cities, districts), the largest areas are Xingxian County of Luliang City, Yuanping City of Xinzhou City and Pinglu District of Shuozhou City, and the smallest areas are Quwo County of Linfen City, houma city City of Linfen City and Yangquan Mining Area. Jurisdiction 1398 towns, townships and streets (564 towns, 632 townships and 202 streets) and 28,079 established villages.
There are 452 national key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi, ranking first in the country, among which Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Pingyao Ancient City and Wutai Mountain are world cultural heritages. More than 70% of the well-preserved ancient buildings before the Song and Jin Dynasties in China are located in Shanxi, enjoying the China Museum of Ancient Architecture Art, including Hengshan Hanging Temple, Taiyuan Jinci Temple, Ruicheng Yongle Palace, Jiezhou Guandi Temple and Qixian Qiaojia Courtyard.
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Shanxi
Taiyuan, the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC), is located in Shanxi Province, which is named after its location in the west of Taihang Mountain. It borders Taihang Mountain in the east, Luliang Mountain and Yellow River in the west and south, the Great Wall in the north, and Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. It is located between 3434-4044 north latitude and east longitude114-11433, with a total area of 156700 square kilometers. The mountainous area accounts for more than 80% of the total area.
Shanxi, also known as Sanjin and Hedong, was one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation in ancient times, with a recorded history of 3000 years. It is called the cradle of China civilization and the China Museum of Ancient Culture. Liu Yuan called it the mountains and rivers outside.
Shanxi is a typical loess-covered mountain plateau with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest. The altitude of most parts of China is above1500m. It belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate.
Shanxi has jurisdiction over 1 1 prefecture-level cities and 1 18 county-level administrative units. Up to now, the total resident population of Shanxi Province is 37.0235 million. The regional GDP is1497.35 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry is 77.79 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 618/kloc-0.80 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry is 80 1.39 billion yuan. The per capita GDP is 40,557 yuan, equivalent to 6,007 US dollars at the annual average exchange rate.
Shanxi (People's Republic of China (PRC) * * and China Provincial Administrative Region) _ Baidu Encyclopedia