Shanxi Province
Rank 22 - Per Capita GDP $4,796
Shanxi was the territory of state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period
(722 BC - 403 BC), which underwent a three-way split into the states of Han,
Zhao and Wei in 403 BC, the traditional date taken as the start of the Warring
States Period (403 BC - 221 BC). By 221 BC all of these states had fallen to
the state of Qin, which established the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC).
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