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The old buildings in Datong<\/p>\n

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Datong street scene<\/p>\n

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The carvings in Yungang Grotto<\/p>\n

Shanxi in Chinese means on the west side of the mountain. It got its name because it is located in the west of the Taihang Mountain. Shanxi is on the west of Beijing and on the east of the Yellow river. Through out its history, Shanxi is known for its savvy merchants who started the first private bank in China and thus accumulated huge amount of wealth. These?wealth is shown today in those impressive residence which are hot tourist spots.<\/p>\n

Shanxi is also known in China for its coal mines which in recent years have made many coal mine owner very rich. It is common to see luxury cars on the Shanxi streets where the average income for an office worker is no more than 200USD\/month. Because of this large income gap, Shanxi is a place for impressive KTV rooms and seafood restaurant. I have personally been to a 100 room KTV<\/a> building with more than 300 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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