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  2. Taiyuan - Wikipedia

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    Taiyuan was the last area in Shanxi to resist Communist control during the final stages of the Chinese Civil War. The city was taken by the Communists on 22 April 1949, after they surrounded Taiyuan and cut it off from all means of land and air supply, and taking the city required the support of 1,300 pieces of artillery. [28]

  3. List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanxi

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    Taiyuan 太原市 6-465 Duofu Temple: Duofu si 多福寺: Taiyuan 太原市 6-466 Twin Pagoda Temple (Yongzuo Temple) Yongzuo si 永祚寺: Taiyuan 太原市 6-467 Wanquan Confucian Temple: Wanquan wenmiao 万泉文庙: Wanrong County 万荣县 6-468 Dongfeng Stage

  4. Shanxi - Wikipedia

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    Yan invested in Shanxi's industrial infrastructure, and by 1949 the area around Taiyuan was a major national producer of coal, iron, chemicals, and munitions. [14] Yan was able to protect the province from his rivals for the period of his rule partially due to his building of an arsenal in Taiyuan that, for the entire period of his ...

  5. Battle of Taiyuan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese offensive called 太原作戦 or the Battle of Taiyuan [4] was a major battle fought in 1937 between China and Japan named for Taiyuan (the capital of Shanxi province), which lay in the 2nd Military Region.

  6. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center - Wikipedia

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    The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) [1] also known as Base 25 (Chinese: 二十五基地), is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility ().It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.

  7. Taiyuan Wusu International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (IATA: TYN, ICAO: ZBYN) is an international airport serving Taiyuan, the capital of North China’s Shanxi province. It is the largest airport in Shanxi and is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) southeast of downtown Taiyuan.

  8. Taiyuan campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Taiyuan campaign was a campaign of the Chinese Civil War fought between the nationalist and communist factions. The campaign was over the control of Taiyuan , the capital of the province of Shanxi , China.

  9. Tianlongshan Grottoes - Wikipedia

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    The Tianlongshan Grottoes (Chinese: 天龙山石窟; pinyin: Tiānlóngshān Shíkū, English translation: Mountain of the Heavenly Dragon) are caves located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, that are notable for the Buddhist temples located within them. The temple complex spans two mountains: there are eight grottoes on the eastern mountain ...