Tag: taiyuan

  • Shanxi

    The Shanxi Province is located to the west of the Taihang Mountains, and it is therefore appropriate that the word ‘Shanxi’ means “Mountains West”. The city of Taiyuan is the capital city of the province, with the other major cities being Changzhi, Yangquan and Datong. There is breathtaking natural beauty everywhere in the Shanxi Province, with a great number of valleys, rivers and mountain ...

  • Taiyuan

    Taiyuan is the capital city of the Shanxi Province and has an illustrious history of war, royal dynasties and ancient traditions that originate from as far back as the year 500 B.C. Legendary dynasties such as the Qin Dynasty (renaming the city from Jinyang to Taiyuan), Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty have produced many ruling Kings, and the city is therefore affectionately ...