Cities: Datong | Jincheng | Taiyuan

Location: Situated along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the western part of the region known as North China .

Area: 156,000 square kilometers

Climate: It gases a mild continental climate with four distinct seasons awash in sunlight. The annual average temperature ranges from 4? to 14? and annual precipitation from 400 mm to 650 mm. The frost-free season ranges from 120 to more than 220 days.

Provincial capital: Taiyuan

Population: 32.97millions (March 2001)

Ethnic groups: Han,Hui,Mongol,Man,etc 34 ethnic groups in Shanxi.