學校省份 Provinces

山西 Shanxi

2004-2007共興建、維修十六所欣欣小學。Shin Shin rebuilt and remodeled 16 schools in Shanxi from 2004 to 2007.

山西省因居太行山之西而得名。春秋時期，大部分地區為晉 國所有，所以簡稱"晉"；戰國初期，韓、越、魏三家分晉， 因而又稱"三晉"。全省總面積15.6萬平方公里，總人口3300 萬人，轄11個地級市，119個縣、市、區。 山西礦產資源豐富。儲量居全國第一位的礦產有煤、鋁土礦 、耐火粘土等7種；居全國前10位的礦產有34種。其中，煤 炭資源儲量豐富，分佈廣泛，煤質優良，品種齊全，埋藏淺 ，易開採，累計探明儲量2500多億噸，佔全國探明保有儲量 的26%，素有"煤海"之稱。山西是中華民族發祥地之一，被 譽為"華夏文明搖籃"。華夏民族的始祖黃帝和炎帝都曾在山 西活動。我國上古時代的三個帝王堯、舜、禹均在山西南部 建都。山西具有豐富的民族文化遺產，旅遊資源十分豐富。 現存宋、遼、金以前的地面古建築佔全國的70%以上。其中 平遙古城和雲崗石窟已列入世界文化遺產。 Shanxi's name literally means "mountain's west," which refers to the province located west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi is also sometimes abbreviated as "Jin," after the state of Jin occupied the area during the Spring and Autumn Period. Shanxi is divided into eleven prefecture-level divisions, occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers, and has a population of over 33 million. Its capital is Taiyuan City. Agriculture in Shanxi is greatly limited by Shanxi's arid climate and dwindling water resources. But Shanxi contains 260 billion metric tons of known coal deposits, about one third of China's total. As a result, Shanxi is the leading producer of coal in China with annual production exceeding 300 million tons. The mining of coal is important in Shanxi's economy. Shanxi also contains about 500 million tons of bauxite deposits, about one third of all of Chinese bauxite reserves. Shanxi is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. Thousands of years ago, ancestors of Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

山西由于地處內陸，對外開放相對滯後，屬經濟欠發達省份 ，貧困縣較多。2004年以來，欣欣教育基金會連續四年為山 西省貧困地區捐資幫助新建或擴建小學校16所，分佈在8個 市15個縣（區），即：大同市天鎮縣一所、陽高縣一所；忻 州市寧武縣一所、代縣一所、靜東縣一所、五台縣一所；呂 梁市臨縣一所、方山縣一所；陽泉市盂縣一所；晉中市榆社 縣一所、榆次縣兩所；長治市武鄉縣一所、屯留縣一所；晉 城市陵川縣一所；太原市陽曲縣一所。目前，16所學校建校 工程已全部完成。在欣欣教育基金會的大力支持和幫助下， 除2007年新建的兩所學校外，其餘14所學校還分別配備了電 腦、建立了圖書室、購置了新課桌凳、教學儀器設備、音樂 體育器材等。貧困山區學校的教學環境得到了有效的改善， 師生們、鄉親們、各有關方面感謝欣欣教育基金會的愛心善 舉。特別感謝捐款人:茅為華夫婦、張崇健夫婦、孫慧文女 士、李孟驥夫婦、易思齊先生、Phi Lambda Fraternity, Henry and Sophia Chan。 Because Shanxi is located in inland China, development is slow. Most of the counties are still in poor condition. Since 2004, Shin Shin Educational Foundation has built or remodeled 16 schools in Shanxi. The schools are located in eight cities and 15 counties. All schools are complete, except for the new school buildings. Shin Shin also provided computers and libraries for 14 schools. School equipment, musical instruments, students' desks and chairs were purchased for most of the schools. This helped to improve the environment and quality of education.