Shanxi province is located in the north of Qinling-Huaihe River and belongs to the northern region. Also named after living in the west of Taihang Mountain, it is referred to as "Jin", also known as "Sanjin", the capital of Taiyuan City. Shanxi is bordered by Taihang Mountain in the east, Luliang Mountain and Yellow River in the west and south, the ancient Great Wall in the north, and Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other provinces and regions. Liu Zongyuan called it "the mountains and rivers in the exterior".
Intangible cultural heritage: Pu Opera, Jin Opera, Shangdang Bangzi, Beilu Bangzi, Hequ Folk Songs, Xiaoyi Bowl Cavity, Shadow Play, Shuozhou Yangko Opera, Zuo Quan Flower Tune, Hequ Errentai, Fanshi Yangko Opera, Jinnan Power and prestige gongs and drums, etc.
Shanxi historical and cultural celebrities are:
1. Housheng Xunzi
2. Dragon City Flying General Wei Qing
3. Huo Qubing, a famous Western Han Dynasty.
4. "Wu Sheng" Guan Yu
5, a generation of empress Wu Zetian
6. Di Renjie, Prime Minister of Datang
7. Wang Wei, the father of landscape painting, etc
Shanxi's cultural heritage includes the following:
1. Jinci Temple, Pingyao Ancient City, Hengshan Hanging Temple, Yungang Grottoes and Wutai Mountain in Taiyuan.
2. Bukkoji and Xiantong Temple, pagoda and stupa, which are a combination of various buildings from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
3. Intangible cultural heritages such as Pu Opera, Jin Opera, Hequ folk songs, playing with children in Yanbei, miscellaneous gongs and drums, folk social fires, etc.
4. Huairen Ancient City is one of the most intact walls in China during the Han and Tang Dynasties, which has important historical and cultural values and plays an important role in the history of China.
5. Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River is one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in China, with charming natural scenery and one of the popular tourist attractions in China.
Ancient buildings: Jinci Temple in Taiyuan is a tourist attraction with various forms of ancient buildings; Mount Hengshan Hanging Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, hanging on the cliffs, and is famous for its adventure and strangeness. Ruicheng Yongle Palace is a typical Taoist temple complex in Yuan Dynasty, and the murals in the palace are the treasures of Chinese painting art; Jiezhou Guandi Temple is the largest martial temple in China. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda was built in the Wen Dynasty, with a height of 67.31 meters. It is the tallest ancient wooden building in China.
Intangible cultural heritage: Pu Opera, Jin Opera, Shangdang Bangzi, Beilu Bangzi, Hequ Folk Songs, Xiaoyi Bowl Cavity, Shadow Play, Shuozhou Yangko Opera, Zuo Quan Flower Tune, Hequ Errentai, Fanshi Yangko Opera, Jinnan Power and prestige gongs and drums, etc.