Linfen City, also known as Pingyang, Crouching Bull City, Flower and Fruit City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province, is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, relying on the Taiyue in the east, neighboring Changzhi, Jincheng; west of the Yellow River, and Yan'an, Shaanxi, Weinan across the river, the north of Hanxin Ridge, Jinzhong, Luliang, adjoining; south of the Yuncheng border, named because of the Fen Shui shore, located in the semi-arid, semi-moist monsoon climate zone, is a temperate continental climate. As of June 2021, the city has 1 municipal district, 14 counties, and 2 county-level cities under its jurisdiction, with an area of 20,302 square kilometers, and at the end of 2022, the city had a resident population of 3,906,600 people. Linfen City has a long history, is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and the cradle of the Yellow River civilization; is an important grain and cotton production base in North China, producing wheat, cotton, etc., known as "cotton and wheat township" and "fertile land" reputation. Linfen is the vice-center city of Shanxi Province, and is an important part of the new energy and industrial base construction in Shanxi Province. Linfen is rich in natural resources and is one of the three major high-quality coking coal bases in China. Linfen has a wide range of intangible culture, including Puzhou clappers and gongs and drums, and is known as the "hometown of plum blossoms", "hometown of paper-cutting" and "hometown of gongs and drums". It is known as "the hometown of plum blossoms", "the hometown of paper cutting" and "the hometown of gongs and drums". In 2022, the GDP of Linfen City was 222.79 billion Yuan, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year. In 2023, the gross regional product of Linfen City is 231.25 billion yuan, with a growth of 7.6% compared with the previous year based on the constant price.