ShanXi Province China Map: TaiYuan, ShanXi Map  

    ShanXi (not to be mixed up with ShaanXi of the XiAn and Terracotta Warriors fame) literally means “West of the Mountain”, covers a mountainous area of 156,000 Square Kilometers (60,000 Square Miles). But within, ShanXi does have some impressive historical sites, like the YunGang Grottoes, HanGing Monastery and WuTai Shan.
    With a population of over 33 million, ShanXi shares borders with Inner Mongolia, ShaanXi, HeNan and HeBei.
    Main cities in ShanXi are its capital TaiYuan along with DaTong, SuZhou, YangQuan, ChangZhi, LinFen, JinChang and YunCheng.

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