Shansi
an inland province of northern China; area, 81,830 square miles; pop. about 10,000,000. It is the original seat of the Chinese people, and in its lowland parts is well cultivated. The rivers, which are almost all tributaries of the Yellow river, are numerous, but not large. The chief grain crops are wheat and millet, and there are coal, iron, copper, and other minerals. Capital, Tai-yuen-foo.