("Mountain West"): Province in north‑central China, 73,500 square miles in area, with a population of 27,170,000. Capital: Taiyuan (population: 1,980,000).

Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jin (晋 pinyin jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

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