Taiyuan
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Taiyuan (Chinese: 太原; pinyin: Tàiyuán [tʰaɪ̂ɥɛ̌n], also known as Bing (并), Jinyang (晋阳)[2]) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in North China.[3] It is one of the main manufacturing bases of China. Throughout its long history, Taiyuan was the capital or provisional capital of many dynasties in China, hence the name Longcheng (龙城, "Dragon City").[4]
Etymology and names
The two Chinese characters of the city's name are 太(tài, "great") and 原(yuán, "plain"), referring to the location where the Fen River leaves the mountains, and enters a relatively flat plain. Throughout its long history, the city had various names, including Bīngzhōu (并州), (from which the city's abbreviated single character name Bīng (并) is derived), Jìnyáng (晋阳) and Lóngchéng (龙城).
During the 唐朝Tang dynasty and subsequent五代 Five Dynasties, the status of the city of Taiyuan was elevated to be the Northern Capital, hence the name Beidu (北都), and Beijing (北京, different from present-day Beijing).[5]
History
Taiyuan is an ancient city with more than 2500 years of urban history, dating back from 497 BC. It was the capital or secondary capital (陪都, 别都) of Zhao, Former Qin, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Jin, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Northern Han. Its strategic location and rich history make Taiyuan one of the economic, political, military, and cultural centers of Northern China.[4]
Pre-Qin dynasty history
From about 859 BC the area around modern-day Taiyuan was occupied by the Rong people. In 662 BC the Rong were driven out by the Di people.[6]
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Jin emerged to the south of Taiyuan. In 541 BC, the Jin army led by General Xun Wu (荀吴), drove out the Di Tribes, and Taiyuan became part of the state of Jin.
In 497 BC，the first ancient city of Jinyang was built around the southern Jinyuan District of present-day Taiyuan, by Dong Anyu (董安于), who was a steward of Zhao Jianzi (赵简子, 赵鞅), an upper-level official of the state of Jin.,[4][7]
During the Battle of Jinyang in 453 BC, Zhi Yao (智伯瑶) diverted the flow of the Fen River to inundate the city of Jinyang, caused significant damage to the Zhao. Later, Zhao Xiangzi (赵襄子) alerted Wei and Han, who both decided to ally with Zhao. On the night of May 8, 453 BC, Zhao troops broke the dams of the Fen River and let the river flood the Zhi armies, and eventually annihilated the Zhi army, with the help from Wei and Han.[8]
After the Tripartition of Jin in 403 BC, the state of Jin, then a strong power in Northern China, was divided into three smaller states of Han, Zhao and Wei. Jinyang, was chosen as the capital of Zhao, by Zhao Ji. Later, the capital of Zhao was moved to Handan (邯郸).
Qin dynasty
In 248 BC, the state of Qin attacked Zhao under General Meng'ao, and obtained the area around Jinyang from Zhao. Qin set up the Commandery of Taiyuan (太原郡), with the city of Jinyang as its administrative center. Although, the name Taiyuan had appeared in historic records before, potentially referring to different regions in nowadays southern and central Shanxi, this was the first time Taiyuan was officially used to refer to present-day Taiyuan.[6]
In 246 BC, there was an uprising in Jinyang, and it was quickly quelled by Meng'ao.
In 221 BC, Qin conquered the rest of China, and officially started the first imperial dynasty of China. Qin established thirty-six commanderies on its territory, and Taiyuan was one of them.[9]
Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms
In 202 BC, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang established the Han dynasty. During that period, the administrative system of Commanderies in Qin dynasty was abolished, the two Commanderies of Taiyuan and Yanmen (雁门郡) were combined as the vassal state of Han (韩国) under the rule of King Xin of Han (韩王信).
Later, King Xin of Han moved the capital from Jinyang to Mayi (present-day Shuozhou) with the approval from the emperor Gaozu. However, King Xin of Han conspired with the Xiongnu against Gaozu, and attacked Han for many years. In 196 BC, King Xin of Han was killed after he lost a battle. And the vassal state of Han was replaced by the vassal state of Dai, with Jinyang as the administrative center of Dai.
In 178 BC, Dai was further divided into two vassal states: Dai and Taiyuan, with Taiyuan ruling the previous Commandery of Taiyuan of Qin Dynasty. In 114 BC, the vassal state of Dai was abolished, and the Commandery of Taiyuan was reestablished with the administrative center at Jinyang. In 106 BC, Emperor Wu of Han administratively divided China into thirteen Zhou. Taiyuan was part of Bing Zhou (并州).
During the tumultuous Three Kingdoms, the population of Taiyuan decreased significantly due to constant warfares. Taiyuan was ruled by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, and then by Cao Cao, and was part of Cao Wei afterwards.
Jin dynasty and Sixteen Kingdoms
During the Jin dynasty, Taiyuan was again changed into a vassal state. Following the ending of the Jin dynasty, ethnic minority peoples settled a series of short-lived sovereign states in northern China, commonly referred to as Sixteen Kingdoms. Taiyuan was part of Former Zhao, Later Zhao, Former Qin, Former Yan, Former Qin again, Western Yan, and Later Yan chronologically.
In 304, Liu Yuan founded the Xiongnu state of Former Zhao, whose army raided the area around Taiyuan for years and eventually obtained Taiyuan in 316.In 319, Taiyuan became part of Later Zhao, founded by Shi Le. Later, Taiyuan was obtained by Former Yan in 358, and by Former Qin in 370. Former Qin was founded by Fu Jian (苻坚) in 351 with capital of Chang'an.
Fu Jian died in 384. His son Fu Pi declared himself an emperor in 385, with Jinyang (central city of Taiyuan) as the capital. But the next year, Fu Pi was defeated by the Western Yan prince Murong Yong in 386, and Taiyuan became part of Western Yan.In 394, Taiyuan was conquered by Later Yan army.
Southern and Northern Dynasties
In 386, Tuoba Gui founded Northern Wei. In 396, Northern Wei expanded to Taiyuan.
In 543, Eastern Wei was founded by Gao Huan, with the capital at the city of Ye, and Taiyuan as the alternative capital (别都), where the Mansion of the "Great Chancellor" Gao Huan (大丞相府) was located.
In 550, Northern Qi was founded by Gao Yang, who maintained his father Gao Huan's choice of Taiyuan as the alternative capital. The Buddhist Tianlongshan Grottoes of Taiyuan started during this period, and continued work lasted for many centuries afterwards.
In 577, Taiyuan was conquested and became part of Northern Zhou.
Sui dynasty
In 581, Emperor Wen of Sui founded Sui dynasty. Jinyang was first the administrative center of Bing Zhou (并州), which was changed into Taiyuan Commandery. In 617, Li Yuan rose in rebellion based in Taiyuan, and expanded quickly.
Tang dynasty
In 618, Li Yuan founded Tang dynasty, which is generally considered a golden age of Chinese civilization. Taiyuan expanded significantly during the Tang dynasty, partly because Taiyuan was the military base of the founding emperors Li Yuan and Li Shimin. As Li Shimin wrote in 619: "Taiyuan, the base of the imperial regime and the foundation of the state." (太原，王业所基，国之根本) [10]
In 690, Wu Zetian set Taiyuan as the Northern Capital, (Beidu, 北都), one of the three capitals, along with Chang'an and Luoyang, as depicted in the poem by Li Bai, "天王三京，北都居一" ("The king of the heaven has three capitals, the Northern capital is one of them.").[5] In 742 AD, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang changed further to Beijing (北京). During Tang Dynasty, the title Northern Capital to Taiyuan had been endowed or abolished multiple times.[9]
Five Dynasties
In 923, Li Cunxu, son of Li Keyong, founded Later Tang with capital of Daming, and soon conquered most of North China, and ended Later Liang. Afterwards, Li Cunxu moved the capital from Daming to Luoyang, and Taiyuan was set as a provisional capital, titled "Beijing" (Northern Capital).
In 936, Shi Jingtang established Later Jin in Taiyuan with the help from Khitan Liao dynasty. The next year, Shi Jingtang moved the capital from Taiyuan to Luoyang, and then to Kaifeng, and Taiyuan became a provisional northern capital ("Beijing") again.
In 947, Liu Zhiyuan founded Later Han in Taiyuan. Later, Liu Zhiyuan moved the capital from Taiyuan to Kaifeng, after conquered central China. Taiyuan yet again served as a provisional northern capital ("Beijing"). In 951, Guo Wei founded Later Zhou based in Kaifeng. However, Liu Chong, a younger brother of Liu Zhiyuan, rebelled, and founded Northern Han, with Taiyuan as the capital.
Song dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song ) established the Song dynasty and embarked on the campaign of re-unification of China. Using a power struggle at the Northern Han court Taizu moved against it in the late 968.[11] By early 969 his armies encircled Taiyuan and defeated the reinforcements sent by the Khitan. However, an attempt to flood the city failed. The siege was lifted after three months, as heavy rains caused diseases in the besieging army, the supplies very running low, and another Khitan relief force was advancing towards the city.[11]
Taizu launched the second invasion of Northern Han in September 969, but the armies were recalled after his death (November 14,969).[11]
Taizu’s brother Taizong subjugated the last independent kingdoms in the south of China by 978, and in 979 launched the third campaign against the Northern Han and its overlord the Khitan state of Liao. Using the north-western route instead of the southern (used in the previous campaigns) the armies of Taizong defeated a major Liao force. Isolated, the Northern Han resisted for only fifteen days before surrendering. In contrast to the mild policies of his brother, Taizong dealt harsh with the city. He ordered the flooding of Taiyuan by releasing the Fen River, and set the city on fire.[11] The former capital was downgraded from the prefecture to county town status.
It was not until 982 that a new city was founded on the banks of the Fen River.[12] The oldest existing building in Taiyuan today is the Temple of the Goddess (simplified Chinese: 圣母殿; traditional Chinese: 聖母殿) inside the Jin Ci Complex. It was originally built in 1023 and reconstructed in 1102.
From 1027 one of the two private markets for Tangut goods, particularly salt, was operated in Taiyuan.[13] During the Song period many people, including the family of Wang Anshi, migrated south.[14]
Jin dynasty
The Jurchen Jin dynasty was founded in 1115, and in 1125, Taiyuan was conquered by Jin. The same year, after the conquest of North China by Jin, the capital of Song was shifted to Lin'an, which marked the end of Northern Song, and the start of the Southern Song dynasty.
Yuan dynasty
The Mongol empire emerged in 1206 under the leadership of Genghis Khan, and it expanded quickly. In 1218, Taiyuan was conquested by the Mongol army led by General Muqali. Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty in 1271, and the administrative area of Taiyuan Lu (太原路) was expanded.
The Taoist Longshan Grottoes was built in early Yuan dynasty, initiated by Taoist monk Song Defang (宋德芳).
Ming dynasty
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming dynasty, and Taiyuan was obtained from Yuan, by General Xu Da. The Ming dynasty installed Nine Military Garrisons to defend the northern territory during the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor, which included the Garrison of Taiyuan (太原镇). In the ending period of Ming dynasty, the rebel leader Li Zicheng conquered Taiyuan, and Taiyuan became part of Great Shun temporarily in 1644.
Qing dynasty
In 1644, Shunzhi founded the Qing dynasty and defeated the Great Shun army in Taiyuan in the same year.
In 1900 the Taiyuan Massacre occurred, when a number of western missionaries were killed.[15]
1911–1949
The warlord Yan Xishan retained control of Shanxi from the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 to the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. Taiyuan consequently flourished as the center of his comparatively progressive province and experienced extensive industrial development. It was linked by rail both to the far southwest of Shanxi and to Datong in the north. Until the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 Yan's arsenal in Taiyuan was the only factory in China sufficiently advanced to produce field artillery. Because Yan succeeded in keeping Shanxi uninvolved in most of the major battles between rival warlords that occurred in China during the 1910s and 1920s, Taiyuan was never taken from Yan by an invading army until the Japanese conquered it in 1937.[16]
Yan was aware of the threat posed by the Japanese; and, in order to defend against the impending Japanese invasion of Shanxi, Yan entered into a secret "united front" agreement with the Communists in November 1936. After concluding his alliance with the Communists he allowed agents under Zhou Enlai to establish a secret headquarters in Taiyuan.[17] Yan, under the slogan "resistance against the enemy and defense of the soil" attempted to recruit young, patriotic intellectuals to his government from across China, so that by 1936 Taiyuan became a gathering point for anti-Japanese intellectuals who had fled from Beijing, Tianjin, and Northeast China.[18] A representative of the Japanese army, speaking of the final defense of Taiyuan, said that "nowhere in China have the Chinese fought so obstinately".[19]
From the Japanese occupation of Taiyuan to the Japanese surrender in 1945, the Japanese continued to develop Taiyuan's industries and resources. After the Japanese army in Shanxi surrendered to Yan Xishan, 10,000–15,000 Japanese troops, including both enlisted men and officers, decided to fight for Yan rather than return to Japan. Yan also retained the services of experienced and foreign-educated Japanese technicians and professional staff brought into Taiyuan by the Japanese to run the complex of industries that they had developed around Taiyuan.[20]
Taiyuan was the last area in Shanxi to resist Communist control during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War. The city fell on April 22, 1949, after the Communists surrounded Taiyuan and cut it off from all means of land and air supply, and taking the city required the support of 1,300 pieces of artillery.[21] Many Nationalist officers committed suicide when the city fell. The dead included Yan's nephew-in-law, who was serving as governor, and his cousin, who ran his household. Liang Huazhi, the head of Yan's "Patriotic Sacrifice League", had fought for years against the Communists in Shanxi until he was finally trapped in the massively fortified city of Taiyuan. For six months Liang led a savage resistance, leading both Yan's remaining forces and those of the warlord's thousands of Japanese mercenaries. When Communist troops finally broke into the city and began to occupy large sections of it, Liang barricaded himself inside a large, fortified prison complex filled with Communist prisoners. In a final act of self-sacrifice, Liang set fire to the prison and committed suicide as the entire compound burned to the ground.[22]
Geography
Taiyuan is one of the major industrial cities of China and lies on the Fen River in the north of its fertile upper basin. It is located in central Shanxi and commands the north-south route through the province, as well as important natural lines of communication through the Taihang Mountains to Hebei in the east and (via Fenyang) to northern Shaanxi in the west. The city is located at the center of the province with an East-West span of 144 km and a North-South span of 107 km.[2][23]
Climate
Taiyuan experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Spring is dry, with occasional dust storms, followed by early summer heat waves. Summer tends to be warm to hot with most of the year's rainfall concentrated in July and August. Winter is long and cold, but dry and sunny. Because of the aridity, there tends to be considerable diurnal variation in temperature, except during the summer. The weather is much cooler than comparable-latitude cities, such as Shijiazhuang, due to the moderately high altitude. The monthly 24-hour average temperature range from −5.5 °C (22.1 °F) in January to 23.4 °C (74.1 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 9.96 °C (49.9 °F). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 51 percent in July to 61 percent in May, there are 2,502 hours of sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Taiyuan (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.8 (64) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−8 (18) |
−2 (28) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
3.9 (39) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.126) |
5.2 (0.205) |
13.4 (0.528) |
19.9 (0.783) |
33.3 (1.311) |
55.9 (2.201) |
102.1 (4.02) |
107.0 (4.213) |
51.6 (2.031) |
25.6 (1.008) |
10.7 (0.421) |
3.2 (0.126) |
431.1 (16.973) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 70.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 61 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 59.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.4 | 174.0 | 202.3 | 229.8 | 265.1 | 250.9 | 228.6 | 223.8 | 209.6 | 206.9 | 174.6 | 162.6 | 2,501.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 56.6 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[24] | |||||||||||||
Environment
The municipality of Taiyuan is 6988 km2. Taiyuan has a forest area of 146,700 hectares. and total grassland area of 422.5 km2 in 2007.[25] The forest area coverage rate in the six urban districts has been increased to 21.69% in 2015.[26]
Taiyuan had suffered from severe air pollution, especially in the 1990s, and the first decade of the 21st century, and it was listed among one of ten most air polluted cities in the world.[27] Recently, the air quality has been gradually improved with increasing public awareness of air quality control and stricter and more detailed rules for pollution applied. However, according to the 2014 statistical book issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, even though no longer among the worst polluted cities in China, Taiyuan still has below-average ambient air quality, compared with other major Chinese cities.[28]
Administrative divisions
| Map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | |
| City Proper | ||||||
| Xiaodian District | 小店区 | Xiǎodiàn Qū | 470,000 | 295 | 1,593 | |
| Yingze District | 迎泽区 | Yíngzé Qū | 490,000 | 117 | 4,188 | |
| Xinghualing District | 杏花岭区 | Xìnghuālǐng Qū | 530,000 | 170 | 3,118 | |
| Suburban | ||||||
| Jiancaoping District | 尖草坪区 | Jiāncǎopíng Qū | 330,000 | 286 | 1,154 | |
| Wanbailin District | 万柏林区 | Wànbǎilín Qū | 500,000 | 305 | 1,639 | |
| Jinyuan District | 晋源区 | Jìnyuán Qū | 180,000 | 287 | 627 | |
| Satellite cities | ||||||
| Gujiao City | 古交市 | Gǔjiāo Shì | 210,000 | 1,540 | 136 | |
| Rural | ||||||
| Qingxu County | 清徐县 | Qīngxú Xiàn | 300,000 | 607 | 494 | |
| Yangqu County | 阳曲县 | Yángqǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 2,062 | 88 | |
| Loufan County | 娄烦县 | Lóufán Xiàn | 120,000 | 1,290 | 93 | |
Demographics
At the 2010 census, Taiyuan prefecture had a total population of 4,201,591 inhabitants on 6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi), from whom 3,212,500 are urban on 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi).[1]
Economy
In 2013, Taiyuan's nominal GDP was 241.29 billion yuan, or 40.215 billion USD, a growth of 8.1 percent from the previous year.[29] Taiyuan's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 3.9 billion yuan, 105.2 billion yuan, and 132.2 billion yuan respectively in 2007 [29] Shanxi produces a quarter of China's coal, and Taiyuan is the location of the China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Center, which began trading in 2012.[30]
Transportation
Taiyuan is one of the transportation hubs in North China, with highways linking neighboring provincial capitals, and airlines to most other major Chinese cities and some international cities.
Inner City transportation
Taiyuan has a convenient bus transportation system.
The public bicycles are also very common on the streets of Taiyuan.
Taiyuan subway system Taiyuan Metro is still under construction, which is expected to start operation around 2020.
Air
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The primary airport of the city is Taiyuan Wusu Airport. The airport has been expanded for the landing of Airbus A380. The airport has domestic airlines to major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and coastal cities such as Dalian.[31] International flying service to Taipei and Da Nang is also available.[32][33]
Highway
Since Taiyuan is one of the main hubs of highway transportation, there are a lot of highways passing Taiyuan, including national level expressways or highways of G5, G20, G55, G2001 (Ring Highway around Taiyuan), G307, G108, G208, etc.
- Two highways on the banks of Fen River run through the center of the city.
- A 45-kilometer Middle Ring Highway (太原中环快速路) circling the metropolis of City of Taiyuan was built in 2013.
- The South Shahe highway passing through central Taiyuan was finished in 2015.
- The southern part of Taiyuan, which will be the new downtown area of Taiyuan, is under construction to have three "East-West" direction highways: South Middle Ring Street (南中环街), Huazhang Street (化章街) and Yingbin Road (迎宾路), and five "North-South" direction highways: West Middle Ring Street (西中环路)，Binhe West Road (滨河西路), Binhe East Road (滨河东路), Dayun Road (大运路), Jianshe Road (建设路) & Taiyu Road (太榆路).
- The western S56 Taiyuan-Gujiao Highway links Taiyuan with the western satellite city of Gujiao.
- The northern Yangxing Highway (阳兴大道) connects downtown Taiyuan with the northern suburb of Yangqu County.
Railway
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The newly constructed Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway has shortened the travel time between Taiyuan and Beijing to less than three hours on a distance of 600 km (370 mi).[34] The main high-speed railway station is Taiyuan Nan (Taiyuan South) station. The Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan Railway, opened in 2011, provides a direct connection with western Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, Ningxia, and points west.
Food
Taiyuan's local specialities include:
- Tomato egg noodles (simplified Chinese: 西红柿炒鸡蛋面; traditional Chinese: 西紅柿炒雞蛋面; pinyin: Xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn miàn; literally: "noodles with tomato and scrambled eggs")
- Tjian (Chinese: 剔尖; pinyin: Tī jiān; literally: "scraped noodles")
- Tounao (simplified Chinese: 头脑; traditional Chinese: 頭腦; pinyin: Tóunǎo; literally: "brain soup"): Contains mutton, rice wine and vegetables in the soup. This dish was first created by Chinese polymath Fu Shan, who was proficient in medicine, for his old and illness-ridden mother as a food substitute for the ancient medicine Bazhen Tang (literally "Soup of Eight Treasures") using only locally available food materials that have similar effects as the original medicine.[35]
Tourism
As a city rich in history, and one of the cultural centers of North China, Taiyuan has a lot of museums for the tourists and locals to explore. One of the top tourist destinations is Shanxi Museum in downtown Taiyuan, which is among the largest museums in China. The twin towers in Yongzuo Temple, which are featured in the emblem of the city, has been a symbol for the city for a long time. To the south of the city, there is the historic Jinci Temple, which exhibits numerous wooden and metal statues, and the famous Flying Bridge Across the Fish Pond, one elegantly design architectural wonder in ancient China, and many other treasures accumulated throughout the long history of city, some can even date back to 3000-years-ago Zhou Dynasty.
Along the West Mountain range in western Taiyuan, tourists can find Tianlongshan Grottoes, which was gradually built over many centuries, from the northern Qi dynasty, and contains thousands of Buddhist statues and art works. Mengshan Giant Buddha also locates nearby.
Not far away from the Tianlongshan Grottoes, there are Longshan Grottoes, which are the only Taoist Grottoes in China. The main eight Grottes were carved in 1234~1239 during the Yuan Dynasty.
Taiyuan is also home to Liu Xiang Lane, which contains ancient Chinese houses of important heritage, the Shanxi Folklore Museum, and the Coal Museum of China, . The Chongshan Monastery, and the Longtan Park and Yingze Park are also popular tourist destinations.[36]
To experience modern Taiyuan, tourists can check out the Chang Feng Culture and Business District along the Fen River, which is home to many local cultural and commercial venues, including Taiyuan Museum of Art, designed by Preston Scott Cohen.[37]
Education
Major schools
- The Affiliated High School of Shanxi University
- Shanxi Experimental Secondary School
- Taiyuan Foreign Language School
- Taiyuan No. 5 Secondary School
Colleges and universities
- North University of China
- Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Shanxi Medical University
- Shanxi University
- Shanxi University of Finance and Economics
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
- Taiyuan University of Technology
See also
International relations
Taiyuan has a friendship pairing with the following cities:[38]
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Douala, Cameroon
Chemnitz, Germany
Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Saratov, Syktyvkar, Russia
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Nashville, USA[39]
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| Largest cities or towns in China Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (2010) | |||||||||
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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | ||
 Shanghai  Beijing |
1 | Shanghai | Shanghai | 20,217,700 | 11 | Foshan | Guangdong | 6,771,900 |  Chongqing  Guangzhou |
| 2 | Beijing | Beijing | 16,858,700 | 12 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 6,238,200 | ||
| 3 | Chongqing | Chongqing | 12,389,500 | 13 | Shenyang | Liaoning | 5,718,200 | ||
| 4 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | 10,641,400 | 14 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 5,578,300 | ||
| 5 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 10,358,400 | 15 | Xi'an | Shaanxi | 5,399,300 | ||
| 6 | Tianjin | Tianjin | 10,007,700 | 16 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 5,178,000 | ||
| 7 | Wuhan | Hubei | 7,541,500 | 17 | Dalian | Liaoning | 4,222,400 | ||
| 8 | Dongguan | Guangdong | 7,271,300 | 18 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 4,083,900 | ||
| 9 | Chengdu | Sichuan | 7,112,000 | 19 | Qingdao | Shandong | 3,990,900 | ||
| 10 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,055,071 | 20 | Zhengzhou | Henan | 3,677,000 | ||
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