Shanxi is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), the capital of Taiyuan, which is called "Jin" for short because it is located to 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, Inner Mongolia and other provinces and regions. It is located between 34 34'-40 44' north latitude and110/4'-14 33' east longitude, with a total area of 156700 square kilometers.
Shanxi, known as "Sanjin" and Hedong in ancient times, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, with a recorded history of 3,000 years. It is known as "the cradle of Chinese civilization" and "China Museum of Ancient Culture". Liu Zongyuan called it "there are mountains and rivers outside."
As of 20 16, Shanxi Province * * * governs 1 1 prefecture-level cities, with Taiyuan, the provincial capital, living in the middle of Shanxi Province, and the remaining 10 cities are Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan, Lvliang, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Jincheng, Linfen and Jinzhong from north to south. No.3 Fu Sheng Street, xiaodian district, Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Among 1 1 prefecture-level cities in the province, Xinzhou is the largest and Yangquan is the smallest. 1 18 counties (cities, districts), the largest areas under its jurisdiction are Lvliang Xing County, Yuanping City of Xinzhou City and Pinglu District of Shuozhou City, and the smallest are Quwo County of Linfen City, houma city City of Linfen City and Yangquan Mining Area. * * * governs 1398 towns, townships and streets (564 towns, 632 townships and 202 streets), and governs 28,079 villages.
There are 452 national key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi Province, 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 on the ground before the Song and Jin Dynasties in China are located in Shanxi Province, enjoying the reputation of "China Ancient Architecture Art Museum". The famous ones are Hengshan Hanging Temple, Taiyuan Jinci Temple, Ruicheng Yongle Palace, Jiezhou Guandi Temple and Qiao Family Courtyard in Qixian County.
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