In Shang Dynasty, Taiyuan was Bei Tang; During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Taiyuan was the early capital of Jin State. During the Warring States Period, Taiyuan was the early capital of Zhao. The Qin Dynasty was Taiyuan County; The Han Dynasty was a country; During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Taiyuan was the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, Taiyuan was the third largest city in China after Chang 'an and Luoyang in the Yellow River Basin.
In the Tang Dynasty, Li Tang flourished in Taiyuan. After Li Shimin, the son of Taiyuan, ascended the throne, he expanded Taiyuan city many times and named Taiyuan "Beijing" and "Northern Capital". During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the emperors of the late Tang Dynasty, the late Jin Dynasty, the late Han Dynasty and the northern Han Dynasty all made their fortune in Taiyuan, so Taiyuan was called the Dragon City. Zhao Guangyi, Song Taizong, set fire to Jinyang and poured water on it, with the intention of cutting off Long Mai. At the same time, Taiyuan was built in Tang Ming Town, north of Jinyang City. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Taiyuan was looted by war. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taiyuan developed again, with the rapid development of mining, commerce and handicrafts, which was connected with Qixian and Taigu in Jinzhong, forming the radiation of Shanxi merchant culture to the whole country. After the Revolution of 1911, all kinds of mining, smelting and machinery manufacturing in Taiyuan developed further, and entered the ranks of early industrial cities from a feudal city.
Taiyuan has always been a military center in the north in the history of China, and there have been many big battles and battles in history. At the same time, the history of this ancient city has left it with many cultural heritages. In this land, many historical figures who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Chinese nation have emerged, such as Lian Po, Wang Zhihuan, Di, Wang Wei, Bai Juyi, Luo Guanzhong and Fu Shan.
Taiyuan is also a city with glorious revolutionary tradition. Historically, there have been many struggles against foreign aggression and feudal rule. At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, peasant rebels fought bloody battles in Taiyuan, leaving an immortal chapter. In modern times, Taiyuan billion actively participated in 1900' s outstanding boxer movement against imperialist aggression. 1906 There was also a mining struggle against imperialist aggression against Shanxi's mineral rights in Taiyuan. 19 1 1 In the struggle to overthrow the last feudal dynasty in China, Taiyuan was one of the first cities to respond to the Revolution of 1911.