Shanxi (help·info) (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: Shānxī; Wade–Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" (pinyin: Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
The name Shanxi literally means "mountain's west", which refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi border...
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Contained by:
Events:
- Battle of South Shanxi ,
- Shangdang Campaign ,
- Linfen–Fushan Campaign ,
- Lüliang Campaign ,
- Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong–Puzhou Railway ,
- Datong–Jining Campaign ,
- Battle of Niangziguan ,
- Datong–Puzhou Campaign ,
- 1939–1940 Winter Offensive ,
- Zhengtai Campaign
Also known as:
- Shanxi Province,
- Shan-Hsi Sheng,
- Shanxi Sheng,
- Shan-Hsi,
- Shansi Province,
- Shanhsi,
- Shanhsisheng,
- Shansi
