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Where does it snow in Shanxi?
It snows in Datong City, Shanxi Province.

The Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning signal for snowstorm at 22: 45: At present, snowfall of more than 4 mm has occurred in some areas of our city, and it is expected that the snowfall will continue in the next 12 hour, and the snowfall in the early warning area will reach more than 6 mm. The early warning areas: Zuoyun, Pingcheng District, Xinrong District, Yungang District, Yanggao, Tianzhen, Yunzhou District and Shuozhou Meteorological Observatory issued it at 23: 00 10.

Datong, known as Yunzhong, Pingcheng and Yunzhou in ancient times, is also known as China Coal Capital. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province, a second-class big city and the second largest city in Shanxi Province. It is the central city of the Shanxi-Hebei-Mongolia border region approved by the State Council and one of the important comprehensive energy bases. By 2022, there will be four districts and six counties in the city, with a total area of 1, 4 1 and 76 square kilometers.

geographical environment

Datong City is located at the intersection of the anticline and Yinshan Uplift of Shanxi Platform of North China Platform, adjacent to Beikou Uplift in the north, Datong-Jingle Depression in the southwest and Sanggan River new fault depression in the southeast. During the multi-stage crustal structural changes in this area, especially during the Yanshan movement and Himalayan movement, a series of structural features were formed, neotectonic movements developed and earthquakes occurred frequently. Datong Volcano Group, a world-famous geological wonder, is in the east, and together with Tengchong, Yunnan, it constitutes two major volcanic groups.

Geomorphology, Datong mountain area covers an area of 278 square kilometers, accounting for13.4% of the total area; Hilly area 1 177 square kilometers, accounting for 56.6% of the total area; Pingchuan covers an area of 626 square kilometers, accounting for only 30% of the total area. Among them, the mountains and hills are mainly concentrated in the west, north and northeast, while Pingchuan District is located in the southeast, which constitutes the main characteristics of Datong City, and the terrain is inclined from northwest to southeast.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Datong City