Shanxi Province Population: 26.6 million Urban population: 15.1 million Capital: Taiyuan Nationalities: Han, Hui, Mongolian, and Manchu Area: 150,000 square kilometers Climatic features: temperate, continental, monsoonal climate; long, cold winters and mild summers; warmer in the south than in the north Average temperature: minus 16 - minus 2 centigrade degree in Jan, 19 - 28 degree in July. Annual average rainfall: 350 - 700 mm; high precipitation in the southeast and low in the northwest; 60 percent of the rain falls in summer Physical features: located on the eastern part of the Loess Plateau; bounded by the Taihang Range in the east, the Yellow (Huanghe) River in the west and south, and the Great Wall in the north; valleys, basins, and lowlands in the central part are drained by the Fenhe River. Mountains: the Taihang Range in eastern Shanxi includes Mount Wutai and Mount Hengshan; the L¨¹liang Mountains are the watershed of the Yellow and Fenhe Rivers. Rivers: Fenhe River, a tributary of he Yellow River Products: wheat, corn, sorghum, millet, potatoes, soybeans, sesame, peanuts, rape; cotton, ambary hemp, silk cocoons; tobacco; pears, dates, walnuts, persimmons; coal, iron Specialties: Jishan dates, Yuanping pears, Qingxu Grapes Administrative divisions: 10 cities and 96 counties Neighboring areas: Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi Provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Major cities: Taiyuan, Datong, Changzhi, Yuci, Yangquan, Linfen, Houma, Jiexiu Tourist attractions: the ancient Yungang Grottoes near Datong; the Memorial Temple of Jin near Taiyuan Beijing Real Estate - Xian Real Estate - Shanghai Real Estate - Hong Kong Real Estate - Jinan Real Estate - Guangzhou Real Estate - Guangdong Real Estate - Chengdu Real Estate - Xiamen Real Estate - Zhengzhou Real Estate - Kowloon Real Estate - Shenzhen Real Estate - Beihai Real Estate - Dalian Real Estate - Nanjing Real Estate - Chongqing Real Estate - Hangzhou Real Estate - Harbin Real Estate - Kunming Real Estate - Pudong Real Estate - Qingdao Real Estate - Wuhan Real Estate - Shenyang Real Estate - Tianjin Real Estate - Shaanxi Real Estate - Sichuan Real Estate