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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."
Shanxi is a typical mountainous plateau covered by loess, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest. Most of the territory is above 1500 meters above sea level. It belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate.
Shanxi Province has jurisdiction over 1 1 prefecture-level cities and 1 18 county-level administrative units. As of 20 17, the total resident population in Shanxi province is 37.0235 million. The regional GDP is 65.438+0.49735 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry is 77.79 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 66.5438+0.8/kloc-0.80 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry is 80. 1.39 billion yuan. The per capita GDP is 40,557 yuan, which is converted into 6,007 dollars at the average exchange rate of 20 17.
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Shanxi (People's Republic of China (PRC) Provincial Administrative Region)-Baidu Encyclopedia