Shanxi
Shanxi (山西) is a province of the People's Republic China. It is in northern China. The Yellow River flows through it.[1] The name Shanxi means "mountain's west" or "west of the mountains", as it is west of the Taihang Mountains.[2]
Its major cities are its capital Taiyuan, Datong, Changzhi, and Yangquan.
The abbreviation of Shanxi is Jin (晋), since there is another province, Shandong (山东), that has the word "Shan" (山) in it, meaning "mountain" in Chinese.
Although in pinyin, the name of the neighboring province to the west, "Shaanxi", is spelled exactly the same as "Shanxi", the only difference in how the two words are pronounced is that the first syllable in "Shanxi" is said using the first tone in Mandarin, while the first syllable in "Shaanxi" is said with the third tone. Since tone markers are not usually used to show how to pronounce the two different names, the first word in "Shaanxi" is spelled using the Gwoyeu Romatzyh method instead, which indicates tones by adding extra letters to a syllable.
Notable residents
Mi Fu, poet
Shanxi Media
Buddhist votive stele. From China, Shanxi Province. Northern Wei dynasty, c. 520 CE. Victoria and Albert Museum
Pagoda of Fogong Temple built in 1056
Yan Xishan, warlord of Shanxi during the Republic of China.
Chinese troops marching to defend the mountain pass at Xinkou.
The Shanxi Museum located on the west bank of Fen River in downtown Taiyuan.
The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Ying County, built in 1056.
The tower of Ping Yao City, Shanxi, China 平遙古城（市樓）
Chenghuangshen (City God) Temple of Pingyao.
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References
- ↑ An Introduction to Chinese Provinces, china.org.cn, accessed November 2009
- ↑ (in Chinese) Origin of the Names of China's Provinces Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, People's Daily Online.
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