Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, is the national historical and cultural city, National Garden City, the core city of Taiyuan metropolitan area, and the political, economic, cultural, transportation and international exchange center of Shanxi Province.
Taiyuan has a history of more than 4700 years and a history of more than 2500 years of urban construction. "It controls and brings mountains and rivers, and occupies the shoulder of the world," and "it is the key point of four fortresses and the capital of Wuyuan". Taiyuan city is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, flows from north to south. It has been known as "beautiful Taiyuan city" since ancient times. It is an important military and cultural town in northern China, a capital of Shanxi Merchants in the world, and one of China's energy and heavy industry bases.