Britannica
Sources used in this answer
Which mountain range lies east of Shanxi province?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Shanxi
Timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple, 1056, Song dynasty; at Yingxian, Shanxi province, China.
The Taihang Mountains lie to the east of Shanxi province. This mountain range serves as a natural boundary between Shanxi and Hebei provinces, as well as between the Shanxi plateau and the North China Plain. The name of the province, Shanxi, literally translates to "West of the Mountains," referring to its position west of this range.123