山西省地处黄河中游,东有太行山巍然屹立,西南有黄河逶迤东流,南接中原沃野,北有长城雄踞.大同、忻县、太原、临汾、运城等一系列断陷盆地纵贯南北,桑干河、滹沱河、汾河流贯其中.土地肥沃,兼有灌溉之利.自古以来,就有劳动人民繁衍生息.因而在盆地之中,汾河两岸,古代文化遗存多有发现.闻名中外的“丁村人”遗址、侯马盟书、云岗石窟、五台山佛寺的古建、应县木塔、永乐宫壁画以及其他著名的文化遗址、墓葬、古建、雕刻、壁画等,不胜枚举.还有不少地方成为历史上某一王朝的政治中心,如传说中尧都平阳、舜都蒲坂、夏都安邑,春秋时晋都新田,北魏都平城等,屡见不鲜. Shanxi Province is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, with the Taihang Mountains standing in the east, southwestern Huanghe in the southwest, Woye in the south, and the Great Wall in the north. Datong, Xinxian, Taiyuan, Linfen, Yuncheng and a series of fault basins run north and south , The Sanggan River, the Hutuo River and the Fen River flow through it. The land is fertile and has the benefit of irrigation. Since ancient times, there were working people multiply, so in the basin, there are many ancient cultural relics found on both sides of the Fen River. Chinese and foreign “Dingcunren” ruins, Houma League, Yungang Grottoes, Wutaishan Buddhist Temple of ancient buildings, Ying County wooden tower, Yongle Palace murals and other well-known cultural sites, tombs, ancient buildings, carvings, frescoes, There are many places to become the political center of a certain dynasty in history, such as the legendary Yao are Pingyang, Shun Pu-Osaka, summer arena, the Spring and Autumn Jindu Xintian, the Northern Wei Du Pingcheng, are not uncommon.