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Taiyuan () is a Prefecture-level City in China , capital of the Shanxi province. HISTORY Taiyuan is an ancient capital, constructed by Zhaojianzi (趙簡子) in ca. 500 BC , named Jinyang (晉陽). It was renamed Taiyuan in the Qin Dynasty . 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) 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. GEOGRAPHY Taiyuan is located between 111°30' East and 113°09' North, at the northern end of the Loess Plateau . It has a total area of 6,988 km&2. {Link without Title} The Fen River , a tribuary of the Yellow River , flows from north to south through the city, and five bridges, the Yingze Bridge, the Yifen Bridge the Shengli Bridge, the Nanneihuan Bridge and the Changfeng Bridge, link the eastern and western parts of the city. DEMOGRAPHICS Taiyuan has an urban population of approximately 1.83 million people and a metropolitan area of about 2.93 million people. {Link without Title} ECONOMY The GDP per capita was 12,821 yuan (US$1,550) in 2003, ranked no. 171 among 659 Chinese cities. In 2005, Taiyuan's nominal GDP was 89.55 billion yuan, a growth of 14.7% from the previous year. Taiyuan's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 2 billion yuan, 43.07 billion yuan, and 44.48 billion yuan respectively. {Link without Title} TOURISM Tourist attractions in Taiyuan include {Link without Title} :
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HIGH SCHOOLS IN TAIYUAN No.5 Middle School was founded in 1906, and is the earliest middle school established in Shanxi province. It is now one of the most famous middle schools in Shanxi province. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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