Datong is a city located in the northern part of Shanxi province that borders Inner Mongolia autonomous region to the north and Hebei province to the east.
The city of Jinzhong, in central Shanxi province, sits next to Taihang Mountains to the east, the Fenhe River to the west, and Taiyuan, the provincial capital, to the north.
The city of Changzhi is located in the southeastern part of Shanxi province, neighboring Hebei and Henan provinces beyond the Taihang Mountains to the east.
The city of Jincheng is in the southeastern part of Shanxi province, adjacent to Taihang Mountain to the east, Central China to the south, the Huanghe River to the west, and Yanshan Mountain to the north.
The city of Linfen is in the southwestern part of Shanxi province and covers a 20,275-square–kilometer area, 19.4 percent of it plain, 51.4 percent hilly, and 29.2 percent mountainous.