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Taiyuan City Map 2011

Taiyuan map – comprehensive collection of maps of Taiyuan city covers overall parts of Taiyuan city, including, Taiyuan city map 2011, Taiyuan tourist map, Taiyuan hotel map, Taiyuan attractions map, Taiyuan street map, Taiyuan districts map, Taiyuan transportation map, Taiyuan climate map, etc. All of these Taiyuan maps, with most detailed travel guide and info, help tourists explore the capital city of Shanxi province, China.

Honestly, Taiyuan is not a hot tourist destination, but it worth for visiting for its unique lifestyle and ancient architecture. The most attractive sceneries include the Jinci Temple, Chongshan Monastery, Mt. Wutai, and Twin Pagoda Temple. Besides, the tourists can transfer from Taiyuan to the hottest attraction destinations, Pingyao Ancient City.

Taiyuan Tourist Map

Taiyuan Travel Map - As the capital city of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan is bounded on three sides by mountains with a long history and in ancient time was an important military town. Presently, it is one of China's heavy industrial cities and account for more than half the national coal mining output. The city also has a wealth of tourist attractions and notably among these is the Jinci Temple which is the city's most attractive temple although the Shuangta Si (Twin-Pagoda Temple) has become a symbol of Taiyuan on account of its unique architecture. Tourists cannot miss the local delicacies, Shanxi Noodles highly reputed all over China, as well as the vinegar.

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Taiyuan Hotel Map

Taiyuan Hotel Map – Find hotels and accommodation in Shanxi and reserve best value hotels available in Shanxi. Click to read the Shanxi hotels location, maps, how to get there, reviews and photos. The hotels in Shanxi are as followed: Grand Metropark Wanshi Hotel Shanxi, Shanxi Grand Hotel, Xishan Hotel, Fen Jiu Hotel, Taiyuan, Bingzhou Hotel, etc.

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Taiyuan Climate

Taiyuan has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 9.3 C (48.7 F). It has sufficient sunshine but little rainfall. Spring here often comes with strong sunlight and heavy wind. The wind is troublesome, because it carries black dust. Summer is hot and rainy with high humidity. The average temperature is about 23 C (73 F). Winter, averaging a temperature of -7 C (44.5 F), is always cold and dry. Autumn is the best time to have your travel.

Transportation in Taiyuan

Airports in Taiyuan

Taiyuan Wusu Airport is one of the most important airports in Shanxi Province. Direct flights are available from Taiyuan to some major cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guilin, Nanjing, Shenyang and Xian. Taiyuan has opened to five international air lines since July, 2005 with flights connecting Taiyuan with Frankfurt, Paris, London, New York and San Francisco with all of these flights making a stopover in Beijing. Flights linking Taiyuan with Kuala Lumpur, Pulau Pinang, and Singapore now are available through Guangzhou New Baiyun Airport.

Railways in Taiyuan

Taiyuan is the starting point of Taiyuan-Jiaozhou line and the terminus of the Beijing-Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan lines. Trains from here link large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xian, Chengdu and Baotou.Taiyuan Railway Station is located to the east of Yingze Avenue and you can get there via bus No. 1, 5 and 21. The ticket office is situated at the south of railway station.

Highways in Taiyuan

There are a lot of express highways conveniently connecting Taiyuan with the major cities around China, and within Shanxi Province, like, Pingyao Ancient City and Mount Wutaishan and much more.

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