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Taiyuan

Taiyuan[a] is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, China.[7] Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base focusing on energy and heavy chemicals. Throughout its long history, Taiyuan was the capital or provisional capital of many dynasties in China, hence the name Lóngchéng (龙城; Dragon City).[8]

For other uses, see Taiyuan (disambiguation).

Taiyuan
太原市

China

Shanxi

Xinghualing District

County-level divisions: 10, Township-level divisions: 83

Prefecture-level city

Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress

Luo Qingyu

Wei Min

Zhang Xinwei

Cao Xuecheng

6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi)

1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)

2,787 km2 (1,076 sq mi)

800 m (2,600 ft)

2,670 m (8,760 ft)

760 m (2,490 ft)

5,305,061

760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)

4,529,141

3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)

5,433,659

1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)

CN¥ 415 billion
US$ 65.3 billion

CN¥ 78,284
US$ 12,570

UTC+08:00 (China Standard)

030000

351

CN-SX-01

晋A

Gamma - [3]

Han

140100

taiyuan.gov.cn

太原

"Great Plain"

Tàiyuán

Tàiyuán

ㄊㄞˋ   ㄩㄢˊ

Tayyuan

Tʻai4-yüan2

[tʰâɪ.ɥɛ̌n]

Taai-yùhn

Taai3-jyun4

[tʰaːi˧.jyːn˩]

Thài-goân

ThajH-ŋʉan

As of 2021, the city will govern 6 districts, 3 counties, and host a county-level city with a total area of 6,988 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5,390,957.[1]


Taiyuan is located roughly in the centre of Shanxi, with the Fen River flowing through the central city.[9]


Taiyuan belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate, with long, dry and cold winters, hot and humid summers, short and windy spring and autumn, and distinct dry and wet seasons.[10]

Etymology and names[edit]

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).[11]


During the Tang dynasty and subsequent Five Dynasties, the status of the city of Taiyuan was elevated to be the Northern Capital, hence the name Běidū (北都), and Běijīng (北京, different from present-day Beijing).[12]

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2020 census, Taiyuan prefecture had a total population of 5,304,061 inhabitants on 6,959 km2 (2,687 sq mi), from whom 4,529,141 lived in the 6 urban districts on 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi).[45]

A 45-kilometer Middle Ring Highway circles the metropolis of Taiyuan.

Two highways on the banks of run through the center of the city.

Fen River

Nine Riverside highways along the nine branches of , including the Southern Shahe river, Northern Shahe river, etc., comprise an expressway system, connecting the central Fen River bank with surrounding areas of urban Taiyuan.

Fen River

The southern part of Taiyuan has three "East-West" direction highways: South Middle Ring Street, Huazhang Street and Yingbin Road, and five "North-South" direction highways: West Middle Ring Road, Binhe West Road, Binhe East Road, Dayun Road, Jianshe Road & Taiyu Road.

The western S56 Taiyuan-Gujiao Highway links Taiyuan with the western satellite city of Gujiao, and further connects Loufan.

The northern Yangxing Highway connects downtown Taiyuan with the northern suburb of Yangqu County.

  • Tomato egg noodles (: 西红柿炒鸡蛋面; pinyin: xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn miàn; lit. 'noodles with tomato and scrambled eggs')
  • Tijian (剔尖; tī jiān; 'scraped noodles')
  • Dao Xiao noodles (刀削面; dāo xiāo miàn)
  • Tounao (头脑; tóu nǎo; 'brain-enhancing 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.[58]
  • Lao Chen Cu mature vinegar (老陈醋; lǎo chén cù)
  • Yuci Flour Sausage (榆次灌肠; Yú Cì guàn cháng)
  • Fried Pork with vegetables (过油肉; guò yóu ròu)
  • Mutton Soup (羊肉汤; yángròu tāng)

    • Chinese

    Taiyuan's local specialities include:

    Sports[edit]

    The Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association play at Riverside Sports Arena. The football club Shanxi Metropolis, currently playing in China League Two, plays in the Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium.

    (太原理工大学)

    Taiyuan University of Technology

    (山西大学)

    Shanxi University

    (中北大学)

    North University of China

    (山西医科大学)

    Shanxi Medical University

    (太原科技大学)

    Taiyuan University of Science and Technology

    (太原师范学院)

    Taiyuan Normal University

    (山西财经大学)

    Shanxi University of Finance and Economics

    Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    , Tasmania, Australia (Established relations on 28 November 1995)

    Launceston

    , Cameroon (Established relations on 12 October 1999)

    Douala

    , Saxony, Germany (Established relations on 17 May 1995)

    Chemnitz

    , Réunion, France (Established relations formally on 2 March 2012)[66]

    Saint-Denis

    , Hyōgo, Japan (Established relations on 19 May 1987)

    Himeji

    and Syktyvkar, Russia (Established relations on 8 December 1995 and 1 September 1994)

    Saratov

    , Tajikistan (Established relations on 31 August 2017)[67]

    Khujand

    , Ukraine (Established relations formally on 25 August 2012)

    Donetsk

    , Tennessee, United States (Established relations on 18 April 2007)[68]

    Nashville

    Taiyuan has a friendship pairing with the following cities:[63][64][65]

    Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

    Taiyuan Government website