Shanxi is a landlocked province of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan,while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋",after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period.
Jin,originally known as Tang (唐),was a major state during the middle part of the Zhou dynasty,based near the centre of what was then China,on the lands attributed to the legendary Xia dynasty:the southern part of modern Shanxi. Although it grew in power during the Spring and Autumn period,its aristocratic structure saw it break apart when the duke lost power to his nobles. In 403 BC,the Zhou court recognized Jin's three successor states:Han,Zhao,and Wei. The Partition of Jin marks the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States period.
Taiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province,China. Taiyuan is the political,economic,cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base focusing on energy and heavy chemicals. Throughout its long history,Taiyuan was the capital or provisional capital of many dynasties in China,hence the name Lóngchéng.
The Tarim River,known in Sanskrit as the Śītā,is an endorheic river in Xinjiang,China. It is the principal river of the Tarim Basin,a desert region of Central Asia between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains. The river historically terminated at Lop Nur,but today reaches no further than Taitema Lake before drying out.
The Wei River is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. In ancient times,such as in the Records of the Grand Historian,the river was called Wei Shui.
Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province,China,bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of 20,275 square kilometres (7,828 sq mi) and according to the 2020 Census,a population of 3,976,481 inhabitants of which 959,198 live in the built-up area made up of Yaodu urban district. The GDP of Linfen ranked second in Shanxi Province. It was known as Pingyang (平陽) during the Spring and Autumn period. In 2006,the American Blacksmith Institute listed Linfen as one of the ten most polluted cities in the world.
Yangquan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province,People's Republic of China,bordering Hebei province to the east. Situated at the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and the west side of the Taihang Mountains,known as "Rippling Spring" in ancient times. Yangquan occupies a total area of 4,452 square kilometres (1,719 sq mi). According to the 2020 Census,Yangquan had a population of 1,318,505 inhabitants whom 1,037,456 lived in the built-up area made of 3 urban Districts plus Pingding County now being conurbated. Yangquan is a new industrial city of Shanxi province. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate zone. Yangquan City has jurisdiction over two counties and three districts.
Jī was the ancestral name of the Zhou dynasty which ruled China between the 11th and 3rd centuries BC. Thirty-nine members of the family ruled China during this period while many others ruled as local lords,lords who eventually gained great autonomy during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Ji is a relatively uncommon surname in modern China,largely because its bearers often adopted the names of their states and fiefs as new surnames.
Xinjiang County,formerly Jiangzhou,lies in the municipal region of Yuncheng in the southwest of Shanxi province,China.
Houma is a county-level city in the southwest of the Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China,on the Fen River - the tributary of Yellow River;it is under the administration of Linfen City. Houma has an area of 220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi) and has a population of 251,000 as of 2017.
Gao Heng,often known in historiography as the Youzhu of Northern Qi,was the last emperor of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty. In 577,the Northern Qi was under a major attack by the rivaling Northern Zhou dynasty. Gao Heng's father Gao Wei,then emperor,wanted to try to deflect ill omens that portended a change in imperial status. He and therefore passed the throne to Gao Heng. Later that year,after they fled in face of Northern Zhou forces' arrival,they were captured and taken to the Northern Zhou capital Chang'an. There in winter 577,the Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou ordered them,as well as other members of the Gao clan,to commit suicide. Northern Qi territories were annexed by the Northern Zhou,marking the collapse of the Northern Qi dynasty. Gao Jie (高湝) succeeded to the Northern Qi throne thereafter,although this was only nominal due to the dynasty de facto end. For several years Gao Wei's cousin Gao Shaoyi also claimed the imperial title in exile,under Tujue's protection.
Gao Anagong (高阿那肱) was a Xianbei official of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty. He was a close associate of the emperor Gao Wei,and late in Gao Wei's reign,he dominated the political scene along with Mu Tipo and Han Zhangluan. While probably not as corrupt as Mu and Mu's mother and Gao Wei's wet nurse Lu Lingxuan,he was known for incompetence. In 577,with Northern Qi under major attack by rival Northern Zhou,after Gao Wei fled the capital Yecheng,Gao Anagong betrayed him and gave him false information,allowing Northern Zhou forces to capture him. In 580,with Northern Zhou in civil war between the regent Yang Jian and the general Yuchi Jiong,Gao Anagong was on Yuchi's side and,after Yuchi's defeat,was executed.
Dai County,also known by its Chinese name Daixian,is a county in Xinzhou,Shanxi Province,China. Its county seat at Shangguan is also known as Daixian. The county has an area of 1,729 km2 (668 sq mi) and had a population of 178,870 at the time of the 2020 census. The county is the home of the AAAAA-rated Yanmen Pass Scenic Area along the Great Wall,as well as the Bianjing Drum Tower,the Ayuwang Pagoda,and the Zhao Gao Forest Park.
Gujiao is a county-level city of Shanxi Province,North China,it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan. The estimated population of Gujiao in 2017 is about 222,000.
Ji County,also known by it Chinese name Jixian,is a county in the west of the prefecture-level city of Linfen,in southwestern Shanxi Province,China. The county spans an area of approximately 1,780 square kilometers,and has a population of approximately 110,000 people as of 2013.
Daning County is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province,China,bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Linfen.
Lóngmén Shān,Mount Longmen or Longmen Mountain is a mountain in Shanxi province,China. In March–April 2010,the Wangjialing coal mine flood occurred here.
The Ordos Plateau,also known as the Ordos Basin or simply the Ordos,is a highland sedimentary basin in parts of most Northern China with an elevation of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft),and consisting mostly of land enclosed by the Ordos Loop,a large northerly rectangular bend of the Yellow River. It is China's second largest sedimentary basin with a total area of 370,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi),and includes territories from five provinces,namely Shaanxi,Gansu,Ningxia,Inner Mongolia and a thin fringe of Shanxi,but is demographically dominated by the former three,hence is also called the Shaan-Gan-Ning Basin. The basin is bounded in the east by the Lüliang Mountains,north by the Yin Mountains,west by the Helan Mountains,and south by the Huanglong Mountains,Meridian Ridge and Liupan Mountains.
The Datong–Puzhou or Tongpu railway,is a major trunkline railroad in northern China,and the main axial railway of Shanxi Province. The railway is located entirely within Shanxi and diagonally bisects the province from Datong in the northeast to Fenglingdu,near the village of Puzhou,in the southwest corner. The line is named after Datong and Puzhou,and has a total length of 865 km (537 mi). The line is often referred to by its northern and southern halves with Taiyuan,the provincial capital as the midpoint. Southern Tongpu railway from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu is 513 km (319 mi) in length and was built from 1933 to 1935. The Northern Tongpu railway,from Datong to Taiyuan is 351 km (218 mi) in length and was built from 1933 to 1940. Major cities and towns along route include Datong,Huairen,Shuozhou,Ningwu,Yuanping,Xinzhou,Taiyuan,Yuci,Taigu,Qi County,Pingyao,Huozhou,Hongdong,Linfen,Houma and Fenglingdu.
The Shanxi Rift System or Fen–Wei Rift System is a zone of active extensional tectonics that forms the eastern margin of the Ordos Block in northern China. The zone extends for at least 900 km (560 mi) and runs south-southwest to north-northeast. The individual rift basins that make up the rift system have an overall en echelon geometry,consistent with a right lateral sense of strike-slip displacement across the zone. The basins contain a thick sedimentary sequence of Neogene age,which ranges from 2.0 to 3.8 km in thickness. The rift system is continuous with the Weihe Basin to the southwest,which became active during the Paleogene. Rupture of the major normal faults that bound the Weihe and Shanxi rift basins has caused many large and damaging historical earthquakes,including the 1303 Hongdong,1556 Shaanxi,1626 Lingqiu,1695 Linfen and 1815 Pinglu events.
