山西地势城南北狭长状，东北高，西南低，这样就形成了南部气温明显高于东北部的特点。当南部的运城地区酷暑难耐时，北部芦芽山、五台山却凉风习习，景色宜人。
山西多层次的地理地貌造就了丰富的物产。适宜多种农作物生长，如运城地区的小麦、棉花，晋北山区的莜麦、土豆。由于山西各地气候不同，土质不同，还形成了多种地方土特产，如沁州小米、清徐葡萄、原平的梨、汾阳核桃、稷山的枣等，都非常有名。还有汾阳杏花村的汾酒、清徐的老陈醋尤为著名，早已远销海外。
山西还有丰富的森林矿产资源。煤的藏量居全国首位，煤田遍及全省80%以上的县市。
山西的物产有名，山西人的勤俭淳朴也非常有名，“天下第一廉吏”的于成龙就是山西人。由于在山西的历史上经过了长期的民族交融，交通又不便利，从而使山西形成了众多方言。山西地区还有众多的戏剧、秧歌、民歌等民间娱乐活动。
然而今天的山西已不是以前的山西，随着经济的发展，山西发生了翻天覆地的变化。五台山佛教文化节、太原国际面食节、平遥国际摄影大展等，充分展现了山西人的新风貌。即使像剪纸、面人等民间艺术，也走出了山西，走出国门，走向海外。
Shanxi city of north-south strip-like terrain, the north-east, south-west low, thus forming a temperature significantly higher than in the south of the characteristics of the north-east. When the heat in the southern region of Yuncheng encounter, the northern part of the Mountain, Mount Wutai is breezy, pleasant scenery.
Shanxi multi-level and the geographic landform created a rich natural resources. Suitable for a variety of crop growth, such as areas of Yuncheng wheat, cotton, Shanxi Province's mountainous naked oats, and potatoes. Shanxi because of the climate, soil, has also created a variety of local products, such as millet, Qin, XU grapes, the original level of pears, walnuts Fenyang, the Jiksan date, and so on, are very well-known. There Fenyang of Heng Fa Chuen Fen, XU old mature vinegar is particularly well-known, has long been sold overseas.
Shanxi also rich in mineral resources in the forest. Coal reserves in the nation's top coal fields throughout the province for more than 80 percent of counties and cities.
Shanxi's well-known products, from Shanxi's also a very famous diligence simple, "Lian Li the best in the world" in the Jackie Chan is from Shanxi. Because of the history of Shanxi Province, after a long period of national integration, not to facilitate traffic, so that the formation of a large number of Shanxi dialect. There are many areas in Shanxi Drama, Yangko, folk songs, such as recreational activities.
However, today's Shanxi Province, Shanxi is not the former, with the economic development of Shanxi, earthshaking changes have taken place. Wutai Mountain Buddhism Festival, the pasta section of the International Taiyuan, Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, and so on, fully demonstrated the new look from Shanxi. Even as paper cutting, folk art, and other people face, but also out of Shanxi, go out of the country, to overseas
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