Taiyuan

太原市 Taiyuan
Photograph of Taiyuan
Details
Population	14.61M
State GDP	$0.67
GDP/C	$96
Culture	Jin

In-Game Description

Taiyuan defined itself in the early 20th century as a manufacturing stronghold, benefitting greatly from trade. After the chaotic Xinhai Revolution, Taiyuan found itself under the control of the warlord Yan Xishan. Under his rule, Taiyuan's industries flourished, and the Taiyuan Arsenal quickly became one of the largest in China. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the combined forces of Yan Xishan and Communist general Zhu De were able to put up stiff resistance to the Japanese in Taiyuan, with the Japanese remarking that "nowhere in China have the Chinese fought so obstinately". After the capture of Taiyuan in late 1937, the Japanese exploited Taiyuan to its fullest extent. Taiyuan was able to supply the IJA well in its campaigns to root out the Communist base areas in Northern China. Taiyuan saw little growth during this time, as resources and material were shipped out of the mountains of Shanxi and into the war machine of Japan. Due to its manufacturing importance, Taiyuan was going to be an important city for the new central government to control. Unfortunately for the RGOC, the situation on the ground was becoming less and less favorable for the central government. Unable to control the outer reaches of China, the new government allied with Yan Xishan, granting him de facto control of the province. With Yan now dead, Fu Zuoyi ruled as his successor and proved to be much more conservative than Yan. While Taiyuan remains a manufacturing stronghold for China, other cities are growing faster, with less short-sighted leaders in power.