TaiyuanisoneofthegreatindustrialcitiesofChinaandliesontheFenRiverinthenorthofitsfertileupperbasin.Itcommandsthenorth-southroutethroughShanxi,aswellasimportantnaturallinesofcommunicationthroughthemountainstoHebeiprovinceintheeastand(viaFenyang)tonorthernShanxiprovinceinthewest.Itisconsideredtobeoneoftheworld'smostpollutedcities,althoughfactoryshutdownsrelatedtoglobaleconomicdownturnmayhavereducedenvironmentalhazardssomewhat.SeveraltouristattractionsinandaroundTaiyuanincludetheLiuXiangLane,whichcontainsancientChinesehousesofimportantheritage,andseveraltemples,suchastheChongshanMonastery,theJinciTemple,theTwinPagodaTemple,andtheShaunglinMonasteryLongtanParkandYinzeParkarealsopopulartouristdestinations.TaiyuanisalsoknownforitsLiuxiangshoppingdistrictandtheconstructionofparksandrecreationalareasthatarepraisedbytheUNEnvironmentalProgrammefortheirroleintheimprovementoftheenvironmentalconditionofTaiyuan.Taiyuan'senvironmentalimprovementprojectisbeingcopiedinmanyotherChinesecitiesandurbanareasaroundtheworld.提供借鉴，不要抄。