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SHANXI PROVINCE

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Shanxi is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. 

Its one-character abbreviation is Jin (pinyin jėn), after the state of Jin that existed here 
during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Shanxi's name literally means "mountains' west", which refers to the province's location west 
of the Taihang Mountains.

Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north. 

The capital of the province is Taiyuan.

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