The origin of the name Taiyuan

Jinyang was the county town of Taiyuan and later the prefectural city of Taiyuan. From then on, Jinyang was also called Taiyuan. This name did not change until the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. Although the Taiyuan Basin is not as flat and vast as Shanxi in the lower reaches of the Fen River, it still retains its reputation as a "great plain" in mountainous Shanxi.

Taiyuan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, flows from north to south. It has been known as the "Splendid Taiyuan City" since ancient times. It is an important military and cultural town in northern China and the world's Shanxi merchant capital. One of China's energy and heavy industry bases. The urban spirit of Taiyuan is tolerance, virtue, law, integrity and excellence.

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Taiyuan has a north temperate continental climate, with hot and rainy summers and cold and dry winters. The annual average temperature is 9.5°C, the average frost-free period is 202 days, and the average annual precipitation is 456 mm. Due to its complex and diverse terrain and large altitude differences, Taiyuan's maritime climate affects the territory and forms a north temperate continental climate.

There is no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, a large temperature difference between day and night, concentrated rainfall in summer and autumn, and drought and windy winter and spring. The annual average temperature is 9.5℃, the average temperature in January is -6.4℃, and the average temperature in July is 23℃. The frost period is from mid-October to mid-April of the following year, and the average frost-free period is 149-175 days. The average annual precipitation is 468.4 mm.