taiyuan

noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in and the capital of Shanxi province, in N China; a walled city.

noun Pinyin.

1. a province in N China. 60,656 sq. mi. (157,099 sq. km). Capital: Taiyuan.

noun

1. a city in N China, capital of Shanxi: founded before 450 ad; an industrial centre, surrounded by China’s largest reserves of high-grade bituminous coal. Pop: 2 516 000 (2005 est)

noun

1. a province of N China: China’s richest coal reserves and much heavy industry. Capital: Taiyuan. Pop: 33 140 000 (2003 est). Area: 157 099 sq km (60 656 sq miles)