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History

Shanxi Province was part of the Tangut empire from ^the eleventh to ^thirteenth century.

The Chinese author Zheng Yi investigated acts of cannibalism perpetrated in Shanxi province during the Cultural Revolution. The result of this investigation, published under the title of Red Stele: from totalitarianism to cannibalism, is overpowering for local authorities, which authorized him and institutionalized it widely this practice . Other sources speak of 100 000 cases in Guangxi .

Economy

The activity is oriented towards heavy industry and coal mining .

Health

The province is the most polluted area in China is also one that has the highest rate of birth defects . It is six times higher than the national average, and is multifactorial (pollution but also malnutrition, poor access to care for the poorest) .

See

• Yungang Shiku Caves (the oldest sculptures of China) near Datong.
• Monastery Xuankong the ^seventh century.
• The mountain Wutai village and monastic Taihuai.
• The temple suspended

See also

Related articles

• Shaanxi
• Daixian

External Links

• (Zh) Government Site - (in) Translation Google ^(!)
• (En) Shanxi - Pre-Games Training Guide
• (In) information on work camps in Shanxi Province

Sources

Prefecture-level divisions of Shanxi
Prefecture-level cities :	Changzhi Datong Jincheng Jinzhong Linfen Luliang Shuozhou Taiyuan Xinzhou Yangquan Yuncheng
County-level: List of administrative divisions of Shanxi

Subdivisions of China
Provinces (22)	Anhui Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Qinghai Shaanxi Shanxi Sichuan Yunnan Zhejiang
Autonomous regions (5)	Guangxi Inner Mongolia Ningxia Tibet Xinjiang
Municipalities (4)	Beijing Chongqing Shanghai Tianjin
Special Administrative Regions	Hong Kong Macao
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