china travel : china city tours guide : shanxi province

taiyuan

main cities of shanxi: taiyuan , datong , pingyao , changzhi , yuci , yangquan , linfen , houma , jiexiu.

taiyuan taiyuan is the provincial capital of shanxi province. as a whole, taiyuan covers an area of 7 thousand square kilometers and has a population of 2.67 million.

there are many mountains around here from east to west and in the north, there are rivers and plains in the middle part and northern part. taiyuan's main topography is download, the plain only occupies five percent of the area. it is the continental climate in temperate zone. the annual rainfall is 456mm and the black frost period can last 170 days. taiyuan abounds in coal and irons mine resources. there is manganese, copper, aluminum, plaster stone and sulphur, etc.

in the field of industry, there is metallurgy, machinery, coal and chemical industry. copper and iron industry is the important industrial base in china. it is one of the most important production centers in derrick equipment, mining machinery, steel rolling machinery, sulphuric acid, calcium superphosphate and careful chemical industry in china. chinese coal mine is mainly from mineral bureau of western mountain.

in the fields of agriculture, there is wheat, rice, corn, cotton, oilseed, beet and vegetables.

the railway, highway and aviation are convenient in taiyuan.

jin temple, shengmu palace, chongshan temple and shuangta temple are well-known scenic spots and historical sites. the traditional specialties are lacquerware, taiyuan jade carving, pared noodles.

location: located between 11130' east longitude and 11309' north latitude, at the northern end of the loess plateau

neighboring areas: hebei, henan, and shaanxi provinces; inner mongolia autonomous region

population: 2.93 million

urban population: 1.83 million

area: 6,988 sq km.

nationalities: han, hui

history: a long history of 2500 years

climatic features: continental monsoon climate

mountains: mt. wutai

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last updated: march 20, 2006