Shanxi province is briefly named as Jin, with Taiyuan as its provincial seat. Shanxi has a solid foundation and distinct advantages in industry. Often referred to as ‘the ocean of coal’, Shanxi is rich in coal deposit, and coal mining is its most important industry. Besides, metallurgy, electronics, chemical industry and machinery are the pillar industries of Shanxi. Main grain crops in Shanxi are wheat, maize and sorghum etc.

The total GDP for Shanxi in 2010 is expected to be 870 billion yuan.

山西省，简称晋，省会城市是太原。山西工业基础雄厚，产业优势突出。山西省矿产资源十分丰富，其中以煤、铝土、铁等为最。另外冶金、电力、化工、机械等是山西最大的支柱产业。

2010年山西生产总值预计8700亿元。

Shanxi was once the money transfer service center of banking and exchange shops in ancient China, and the term "Shanxi Merchant" was once pronounced the same with wealth in ancient Chinese. The well-preserved city of Pingyao in Shanxi is reminiscent of the busy commercial activities at that time. Shanxi holds a proven coal reserve of 260 billion metric tons, which accounts for one third of China's total reserve. As the leading producer of coal in China, Shanxi produces about 300 million metric tones of coal annually. Shanxi has also established a traffic and transportation network with railway as the backbone and supplemented by highway and airway. The transportation network directly connects Shanxi to Hong Kong and 40 other cities of the country.

山西省地处我国中部地区，交通地理位置十分重要。目前已形成以铁路、公路为主，航空为辅的交通运输网络，成为华北乃至全国的重要交通枢纽，可直通香港等全国40个城市。山西是厚重的黄河文化的主要代表之一，也是著名的革命老区。山西省旅游资源丰富，历史古迹、风景名胜较多。