Shansi Province
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Shanxi Province 山西省 |
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| Province | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 山西省 (Shānxī Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | SX / (pinyin: Jìn) |
.svg) Map showing the location of Shanxi Province |
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| Coordinates: 37°42′N 112°24′E / 37.7°N 112.4°ECoordinates: 37°42′N 112°24′E / 37.7°N 112.4°E | |
| Named for |
shān - mountain xī - west "west of the Taihang Mountains" |
| Capital | Taiyuan |
| Largest city | Yuncheng |
| Divisions | 11 prefectures, 119 counties, 1388 townships |
| Government | |
| • Secretary | Luo Huining |
| • Governor | Lou Yangsheng (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 19th |
| Highest elevation | 3,058 m (10,033 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 36,500,000 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/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-14 |
| GDP (2016) |
CNY 1.29 trillion USD195 billion (21st) |
| • per capita |
CNY 35,116 USD 5,288 (17th) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.693 (medium) (15th) |
| Website | www.shanxigov.cn (Chinese) |
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"Shanxi" in Chinese characters
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| Postal | Shansi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "West of the [Tàiháng] Mountains" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: 
Shānxī; postal: Shansi) is a province of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" (pinyin: Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn period.
The name Shanxi means "West of the Mountains", a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north and is made up mainly of a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. The capital of the province is Taiyuan.
In the Spring and Autumn period (722–403 BC), the state of Jin was located in what is now Shanxi Province. It underwent a three-way split into the states of Han, Zhao and Wei in 403 BC, the traditional date taken as the start of the Warring States period (403–221 BC). By 221 BC, all of these states had fallen to the state of Qin, which established the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC).
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