Shannxi

Shannxi, which is called “Shan” for short, is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the upper reaches of the Hanshui River, spans the middle part of the Loess Plateau, and was so named because it located west of Shannyuan.

I. Development Overview of the Social Economy in Shannxi Province
１．Strong industrial foundation. The industry in Shannxi is developed with a certain scale and level, forming unique traditional processing industry advantages focusing on war industry, mechanics, electronics, textiles, etc. 
２．Shannxi is one of the main agricultural production areas in China and a province with a more developed agriculture in West China. 
３．Shannxi is an important scientific research and education park in China and a research and production base in the fields of aviation, astronautics, mechanics, electronics, instrumentation, agriculture, etc. in China. 
II. Development Overview of the SMEs in Shannxi Province: By 2008, the non-public economic entities in Shannxi realized an increase of RMB320,000,000,000, accounting for 47.1% of the GDP in Shannxi, an increase of 1.5% over 2007. The SMEs realized an increase of RMB268,000,000,000, making up 39.5% of the GDP in Shannxi, an increase of 1%. The SMEs in Shannxi contributed fixed assets investments totaling RMB100,000,000,.000, an increase of 35% over 2007.