Shanxi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Shanxi Province
山西省
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 山西省 (Shānxī Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | SX / 晋 (pinyin: Jìn) |
Mount Wutai from the air
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Map showing the location of Shanxi Province
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| Named for | 山 shān – mountain 西 xī – west "west of the Taihang Mountains" |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Taiyuan |
| Divisions | 11 prefectures, 119 counties, 1388 townships |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 19th |
| Highest elevation
(Mount Wutai)
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3,058 m (10,033 ft) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 36,500,000 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 234.0/km2 (606.0/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 19th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | Han – 99.7% Hui – 0.2% |
| • Languages and dialects | Jin, Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX |
| GDP (2017) | CNY 1.50 trillion USD221.77 billion (24th) |
| • per capita | CNY 40,557 USD 6,007 (27th) |
| HDI (2014) | 0.738 (high) (16th) |
| Website | www.shanxigov.cn (Chinese) |
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"Shanxi" in Chinese characters
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| Postal | Shansi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "West of the (Taihang) Mountains" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shanxi (山西) is a province of the People's Republic China. It is in the northern part of the country and has the Yellow River flowing through it.. In 2005, 37.2 million people lived there. The number of people was growing each year by just over four per cent. The name Shanxi means "mountain's west" or "west of the mountains", as it is west of the Taihang Mountains.
Although in pinyin, the name of the neighboring province to the west, "Shaanxi", is spelled exactly the same as "Shanxi", the only difference in how the two words are pronounced is that the first syllable in "Shanxi" is said using the first tone in Mandarin, while the first syllable in "Shaanxi" is said with the third tone. Since tone markers are not usually used to show how to pronounce the two different names, the first word in "Shaanxi" is spelled using the Gwoyeu Romatzyh method instead, which indicates tones by adding extra letters to a syllable.
The abbreviation of Shanxi is Jin (晋), since there is another province, Shandong (山东), that has the word "Shan" (山) in it, meaning "mountain" in Chinese.
Its major cities are its capital Taiyuan, Datong, Changzhi and Yangquan.
Notable residents
Mi Fu, poet
Images for kids
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Pagoda of Fogong Temple built in 1056
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Yan Xishan, warlord of Shanxi during the Republic of China.
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Chinese troops marching to defend the mountain pass at Xinkou.
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The Shanxi Museum located on the west bank of Fen River in downtown Taiyuan.
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The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Ying County, built in 1056.
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A street in Pingyao.
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Chenghuangshen (City God) Temple of Pingyao.
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Western gate of a Temple of Heshen (River God) in Hequ, Xinzhou.
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See also
In Spanish: Shanxi para niños
