Shanxi Province
Jin is short for Shanxi province. It lies in Huabei in China. It is 150,000
square kilometers in area and with a population is 29.2 million.
 Shanxi
located in the East of Huangtu Plateau. In Shanxi, the eastern and western
parts are hilly lands. And in the middle part, there are some basins.
The hilly areas, plateaus and hilly lands occupy 72 percent. And the basins
occupy 28 percent. The rivers here belong to two river systems, they are
the Yellow River and the Hai River. The biggest tributary of the Yellow
River is Fen River. It has a semi-dry continental monsoon climate in the
temperate zone. The reserves of coal and bauxite are amongst the first
places in China. Shanxi abounds in iron ore, there are also copper, sulphur
and salt.
The basins here are the main agricultural region. The most important
products are wheat, corn, cotton and peanut. The animal husbandry centralizes
in the northwestern part. Shanxi is the base of coal industry. The produces
of heavy machinery and textile are amongst the important places in the
whole  country.
Also, there is iron and steel, electric power, chemical industry, textile
and food. The communication mainly is railway. And the highway here is
convenient too.
The historic reserves in Shanxi are abound. The places of interest here
are Jin Ancestral Hall in Taiyuan, Yungan Cave in Datong, Shuanglin Temple
in Pingyao, Hanging Temple in Hunyuan, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River,
Wutai Mountain and Heng Mountain. The traditional specialties are Fen
wine, Zhuyeqing wine, Qingxu vinegar and Changzhi ginseng.
City:
Datong
Taiyuan
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