I love my hometown - Shanxi. My hometown is in the beautiful Shanxi. There was a song that spread all over the country: "People say Shanxi has good scenery." There is a line in the song that goes like this : "People say that Shanxi has beautiful scenery, fertile land, beautiful water, and fragrant grains." Yes, my hometown is as beautiful as the song sings. Now, let me introduce Shanxi! Shanxi is located to the west of the Taihang Mountains and east of the Yellow River. Shanxi is named after its location in the west of the Taihang Mountains. It has been called "mountains and rivers inside and outside" since ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the area was owned by the Jin State, so it was referred to as "Jin"; in the early Warring States Period, Han, Zhao, and Wei were divided into Jin, so they were also called the "Three Jins". The province has a total area of ??156,579 square kilometers and a total population of 34.1 million in 2008. It currently governs 11 prefecture-level cities including Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Yangquan, Changzhi, Xinzhou, Luliang, Jinzhong, Linfen, Yuncheng, and Jincheng,** * 85 counties, 11 county-level cities, and 23 municipal districts. The provincial capital is Taiyuan, and the provincial government is located in Fudong Street, Taiyuan City. The complex and changeable geology, landforms, hydrology and meteorological conditions of my hometown Shanxi have created many majestic and fascinating natural landscapes such as famous mountains and rivers, caves and rocks, clear springs and lakes, rapid waterfalls, magical celestial phenomena, precious creatures, etc., and its natural tourism The richness of resources ranks among the top in the country. Shanxi has almost all natural landscapes except oceans and deserts, but salt ponds, ten thousand year ice caves, and volcanoes are not found in most provinces. Shanxi Duomingshan is the only province in the country that has five mountains, five towns and four famous Buddhist mountains. The most famous ones are Beiyue Hengshan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, Mount Wutai, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains, Beiwudang Mountain, Mianshan, a famous Taoist mountain, Wulaofeng, a national scenic spot, Luya Mountain, one of the top ten nature reserves in the country, Zhongzhen Huoshan, one of the five towns, Lishan, which preserves the largest virgin forest in North China, the extremely steep Taihang Grand Canyon in the Taihang Mountains, Wangmangling, Huangyadong, Lingkong Mountain, Gypsum Mountain, Xiantang Mountain, Guanchuan Mountain, Pangquangou, etc. have different mountain colors and different expressions. They are surprising for their steepness, elegance and beauty. Some can be visited and admired, some can be used to escape the heat, some can be visited in ancient times, and some can be admired. The Yellow River, which precedes Dachuan, is the natural dividing line between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. It flows through 19 counties in Shanxi, with a course of 965 kilometers. It has merged into 18 larger tributaries and thousands of streams. There are many beautiful peaks on both sides of the Shanxi-Shaanxi Yellow River Gorge. The Yellow River has various shapes. The Yellow River in Fenglingdu area is dozens of miles wide, making it the widest part of the Yellow River. These famous mountains and rivers are like picturesque scrolls of great beauty, forming many scenic spots and becoming inexhaustible tourism resources in Shanxi. As the song goes: Pingyao's beef, Taigu's cakes, Qingxu's sweet grapes... Yes, my hometown, Shanxi, does have many local specialties. Taigu Cake: Inheriting the production skills of my country's traditional cake - "Hu Cake", with fine selection of materials and unique craftsmanship. It is refined through ingredients, dough mixing, kneading, cake making, sesame paste, baking and other processes. It is sweet but not greasy, soft but not skinny, sweet and moist. It is an excellent delicacy for traveling and visiting the doctor. Oily pork: When you enter a restaurant opened by a Shanxi person or eat it on a Shanxiese dinner table, oily pork is a must-have dish. Due to its fine selection of ingredients, fine knife skills, and fresh ingredients, it is quick to make, crispy in texture, and rich in flavor. Popular for its high nutritional value. Choose pig tenderloin or ingot meat as the main ingredient, finely cut into copper coin-thick slices, add egg yolk, yellow powder, refined salt, cooking wine, etc., mix well, put into the oil pan, beat until smooth, add fungus, magnolia slices, scallions, spinach Wait for the auxiliary ingredients, stir-fry, and become golden in color. Camellia oleifera: stir-fry rice noodles and oats noodles, add Schizonepeta five-spice seasoning, boil into a light brown paste, add chopped green onion, suet residue, and five-spice beans. The aroma is warm and delicious. It is a convenient diet in cold weather. Commonly eaten, Ji County Camellia oleifera is the most famous.
Shanxi Province also produced celebrities such as Guan Yu, Di Renjie, Pei Du, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Pei Xiu, Luo Guanzhong, Wang Bo, Wang Zhihuan, Wang Wei, Wang Changling, Liu Zongyuan, Yuan Haowen, Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu, Zheng Guangzu, Fu Shan... ! Shanxi is so beautiful, Shanxi is so charming, I love my hometown Shanxi! !