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Markets rise on bumper star... Oct 17, 2009 15:55:22
An investor reacts in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province yesterday. ...View Full Article |
Longwei Petroleum Announces... Oct 17, 2009 15:55:21
The Company's headquarters and primary facilities are located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province ("Shanxi"). The Company purchases diesel, gasoline, ...Vi... |
Chinese mills keep stainles... Oct 17, 2009 15:55:20
October 14 metalbiz--China's Taiyuan iron&steel (TISCO) and Lianzhong Stainless Steel (LISCO) have announced to keep the stainless steel price unch... |
Taiyuan 79 coal mines signe... Oct 17, 2009 15:55:19
Oct. 16 MetalBiz--It is learned from Taiyuan Coal Bureau that in the whole city the coal merger and reorganization is going on smoothly, till now, ... |
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Taiyuan Description |
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Population: 2,332,000
Taiyuan (Chinese: 太原; Pinyin: Tàiyuán; Wade-Giles: T'ai-yüan lit. "Great Plains") is a prefecture-level city in China, capital of the Shanxi province. The city has an elevation of about 800 meters.
History
Taiyuan is an ancient capital, constructed by Zhaojianzi (趙簡子/赵简子) in ca. 500 BC, named Jinyang (晉陽/晋阳). It was renamed Taiyuan in the Qin Dynasty. Several Kings came from this city, therefore the other name of The city is "Dragon City".
A new city was built in 562 AD, which was later linked to the old city during the Tang Dynasty (733 AD).
In 617 AD, Li Yuan and his son Li Shimin rebelled against Sui Dynasty, and founded the Tang.
The oldest existing building in The city is the Temple of Goddess (聖母殿/圣母殿) inside the Jin Ci Complex; it was originally built in 1023 AD and reconstructed in 1102 AD.
The city had been deliberately flooded several times: 453 BC, 969 AD, and was destroyed by war in 1125 AD.
During Ming Dynasty, The city wall was reconstructed in 1568 AD.
During the Sino-Japanese war, Taiyuan was the most inland point that the Japanese Soldiers reached.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
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