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Jinzhong

China

Watercolour of Jinzhong, China. The historic capital of the Shanxi Merchants (Jinshang) on the Jinzhong Basin, centered around the iconic UNESCO World Heritage Ancient City of Pingyao and the grand Qiao Family Compound, with UNESCO World Heritage Ancient City of Pingyao and Qiao Family Compound.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
UNESCO World Heritage Ancient City of Pingyao; Qiao Family Compound; Mount Mianshan; Shanxi; Taihang; lush Shanxi plateau flora; Ming
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking along the exterior moat toward the imposing brick ramparts and gate tower of Pingyao Ancient City, or looking down a bluestone courtyard alley in Qiao Family Compound, showing willow branches and stone moat steps in the foreground, the massive crenellated city wall, watchtowers, and arched gates in the middle-ground, and the distant rugged Shanxi mountains fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick pine forests of Mount Mianshan, weeping willows along Pingyao's moat, and courtyard garden vegetation.
Guarded against
Not Taiyuan, Datong, or Linfen
Population1,226,617Wikidata: 3,249,425
Coordinates37.68°N, 112.75°E
Area16,392 km²
Time zoneAsia/ShanghaiUTC+8
Solar noon12:29clock runs 0.5 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Jinzhong and you surface nearest to Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina — 42 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

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ShijiazhuangCN157 km
ChangzhiCN170 km
HandanCN195 km
AnyangCN228 km
BaodingCN271 km
DatongCN272 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Jinzhong inside this atlas.

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