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1、名師精編 優(yōu)秀教案英語： Module1 EuropeTASK 教案（ 1）（外研版必修 3）Period 7 TASK Preparing a fact file on a region of China Goals To learn to make a file ProceduresStep 1: Surfing the Internet for related information Step 2: Making a poster display of your fact file Shanxi Shanxi is a northern province of the Peoples R

2、epublic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jin 晉, after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period. Shanxi has an area of 150,000 km2 and a population of 32.97 million. Shanxis name literally means mountains west, which refers to the provinces location west of th

3、e Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north. The capital of Shanxi is Taiyuan. History Shanxi was the location of the powerful state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period 722 BC - 403 BC, which underwent a three

4、-way split into the states of Han, Zhao and Wei in 403 BC, the traditional date taken as the start of the Warring States Period 403 BC - 221 BC. By 221 BC all of these states had fallen to the state of Qin, which established the Qin Dynasty 221 BC - 206 名師精編 優(yōu)秀教案BC. The Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD r

5、uled Shanxi as the province zhou of Bingzhou 并州 B ng Zh u. During the barbarian invasions of the Sixteen Kingdoms period 304 - 439, Shanxi was hotly disputed along with the rest of North China, and present-day Datong served for a time as the capital of the Northern Wei 386 - 534, a Xianbei kingdom t

6、hat went on to rule nearly all of North China. 河東 , or east of the During the Tang Dynasty 618 - 907 and after, the area was called HYellow river. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907 - 960 Shanxi came under the Northern Han, the only one of the ten kingdoms in North China. Shanxi w

7、as formally established with its present name and approximate borders by the Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644. For centuries Shanxi was a center of trade and banking, and the term Shanxi merchant 晉商 was once synonymous with wealth; the well-preserved city of Pingyao, in Shanxi, also shows many signs of its

8、former dominance as a center of trade and banking. In modern times, however, Shanxi has fared far less well. Today it depends on coal and is one of the poorer provinces by both GDP and GDP per capita of China. Geography Shanxi is located on a plateau, which is in turn made up of higher ground to the

9、 east Taihang mountains and the west L liang mountains, and a series of valleys in the center through which the Fen River flows. The highest peak is Mount Wutai Wutai Shan at an altitude of 3058 m. The Fen and Qin rivers, tributaries of Huang He or the Yellow River, drain much of the province; the n

10、orth is drained by tributaries of the Hai River, such as Sanggan and Hutuo rivers. Shanxi has a continental monsoon climate, and is rather arid. Annual precipitation averages around 350-700 mm. There is very little precipitation in winter and spring. Economy Shanxi depends mostly on agriculture, mai

11、nly the cultivation of wheat, but also corn and sorghum. Shanxi is very rich in natural resources, including coal and bauxite. Shanxi has, in fact, one third of Chinas coal, and this has made Shanxi a leading producer of coal within China. Industry in Shanxi is mostly centered on coal, power generat

12、ion, metal refining, and other heavy industries. In 2022, Shanxi had a gross domestic product of 245.7 billion RMB, and a per capita income of 名師精編 優(yōu)秀教案7468 RMB. By market exchange rates, these convert to US$29.6 billion and US$990 respectively. Demographics The population is mostly Han Chinese with

13、 minorities of Hui Chinese, Mongols, and Manchus. Culture People in most regions of Shanxi speak dialects of Jin, a subdivision of Chinese. People in the southwest speak dialects of Mandarin. Jin is sometimes classified as a subdivision of Mandarin. For more information, see Chinese spoken language.

14、 Vinegar is a very important part of Shanxi cuisine. Popular forms of traditional entertainment include Shanxi Opera Jinju, Puju, Beilu Bangzi, Shangdang Bangzi and Shanxi Yangge. Tourism In addition to the major cities there are also the following sights: Ancient City of Pingyao is a town and a Wor

15、ld Heritage Site near Taiyuan noted for its preservation of many features of northern Han Chinese culture, architecture, and way of life during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yungang Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in Datong consist of 252 caves noted for their collection of 5th and 6th century Buddhi

16、st cave art. Mount Wutai Wutai Shan is the highest point in the province. It is known as the residence of the bodhisattva Manjusri, and as a result is also a major Buddhist pilgrimage destination, with many temples and natural sights. Mount Hengshan Heng Shan, in Hunyuan County, is one of the Wu Yue Five Great Peaks of China, and is also a major Taoist