Taiyuan in Chinese Pinyin: Tàiyuán

Taiyuan in simple Chinese: 太原

Location

Taiyuan is located in the middle of Shanxi Province and in the middle reaches of the Yellow River

Abbreviation: Bing

Area: 6,988 square kilometers

Coordinates: 112°33'E, 37°52' N

Population: 4.2 million (2010)

Area Code: 0351(+86)

Zip Code: 030000

City Flower: Chrysanthemum

City Tree: Japanese Pagoda Tree

Language: Taiyuan Dialect

Main Rivers: Fen River

Administrative Divisions

Taiyuan administers 6 districts, 3 counties and 1 country-level city:

◎6 Districts

Xinghualing District, Yingze District, Wanbolin District, Jiancaoping District, Jinyuan District and Xiaodian District.

◎3 Counties

Qingxu County, Yangqu County and Loufan County.

◎1 country-level city

Gujiao City

Transportation

◎Airport

Taiyuan Wusu Airport

◎Train

Taiyuan railway station

◎Bus

Provincial Bus Station, East Station, West Station, Jiannan Bus Station and Yingbin Bus Station.

Tourist Attractions

Chongshan Temple, Jinci Temple, Mount Wutai, Twin Pagoda Temple, Tianlongshan Grottoes, Multi-bless Temple, Juewei Mountain Scenic Spot, Meng Shan Giant Stone Buddha, Shanxi Museum, etc.

Colleges and Universities

Taiyuan University of Technology

Shanxi University

North University of China

Shanxi University of Finance and Economics

Taiyuan University of Science and Technology

Shanxi Medical University

Taiyuan University

Taiyuan Normal University

Modern College of Taiyuan University of Technology

Business College of Shanxi University

Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Climate

The climate in Taiyuan is temperate monsoon climate, its average annual rainfall is 456 mm and annual average temperature is 9.5℃.

Sister Cities

◎Asia

Saitama Prefecture and Himeji.

◎Europe

Syktyvkar, Saratov and Newcastle.

◎America

Nashville

◎Oceania

Launceston

◎Africa

Zululand and Douala.

Special Local Products

Jinci Rice, Qingxu Grapes, Taiyuan Jade Carving, Taiyuan Archaize Iron, etc.

Food

Bazhen Decoction, Stretched Noodles, Sliced Noodles