“Shanxi”???Coal?Coalbosses?CONTENTGeographyHistoryEconomyCultureGeography•ShanxiProvinceislocatedinthewestofTaihangMountainandeastoftheYellowRiver.ItisalsocalledSanJin.•Thereare11citiesandabout36millionpeopleinShanxi.•OurprovincialcapitalisTaiyuan.HistoryOneofthecradlesofChinesecivilizationOneoftheChineseancientculturalmuseumsManydynastiesestablishedcapitalsinShanxi.Jin(晋):IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,ShanxiwasownedbytheStateofJin.SanJin(三晋):IntheWarringStatesPeriod,thestateofJinwasdividedupbythreeprinces(诸侯)(Han、ZhaoandWei).ShanxiisalsofamousforShanxiMerchantsandbanksofShanxi(晋商和山西票号).QiaoFamilyCourtyardThefirstbankinChinaThefamouspeopleinShanxi荀子司马光GuanYuYangYuhuan貂蝉武则天EconomyProblems:ShortageofresourcePollutionofenvironmentCountermeasures:EconomictransitionImprove:EquipmentmanufacturingindustryAgriculturalmodernizationTourismCULTURESomefamoushistoricandculturalsites.WutaiMountainYungangGrottoTheAncientCityofPingyaoHangingTempleYingxianWoodenTowerWelcometoShanxi!Thankyouforyourattention!