Shanxi Province, referred to as Jin for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), and Taiyuan, the capital, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. Shanxi is called? China Museum of Ancient Culture? . Shanxi has ancient human cultural sites, ancient capital cities, Buddhist temples, grottoes, stone tablets, carved murals, ancient pagodas, Buddhist and Taoist shrines, dangerous buildings and revolutionary cultural relics. It has a long history and culture. Shanxi Province has Taihang Mountain in the east, Luliang Mountain in the west, Shaanxi across the Yellow River in the west, Zhongtiao Mountain in the south and Yanshan Mountain in the north. There is Datong Valley in the north, Taiyuan Basin in the middle and Fenhe Valley in the south. The total area of the province is 156579 square kilometers, and the total population in 2008 was 3465438+ 10,000. Now it has jurisdiction over Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Yangquan, Changzhi, Xinzhou, Lvliang, Jinzhong, Linfen, Yuncheng, Jincheng and other 1 1 prefecture-level cities, and * * 85 counties.
Shanxi has a long history and culture and many famous scenic spots. Pingyao ancient city is well worth visiting. Pingyao Ancient City is one of the four ancient cities in China, which contains many ancient cultural relics. Pingyao ancient city was founded in Zhou Xuanwang period and expanded in Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 2,700 years. Pingyao ancient city was basically well preserved in Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is one of the well-preserved ancient cities at present. The south gate of Pingyao ancient city is the head, the north gate is the tail, and the east and west gates are four legs. There are four streets, eight small streets and seventy-two hutongs in the city.
Yungang Grottoes are also worth seeing. Yungang Grottoes is one of the four largest grottoes in China, with 53 caves arranged from east to west, stretching 1 km. These caves are cut along the mountain, occupying half of the mountain. There are more than 5 1000 statues and10/00 shrines in the whole cave group. The art of Yungang Grottoes is famous at home and abroad for its large scale, diverse themes, exquisite carvings and rich connotations.