Guo, a famous family in Taiyuan, originated in Taiyuan and is one of the origins of Guo. According to relevant information, one of the origins of Guo's surname originated in Taiyuan, so Guo's surname is called Taiyuan's. The Guo family in Taiyuan was a famous gentry in the Han, Wei, Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties.
Taiyuan location boundary
Taiyuan City is located in the middle of Shanxi Province and the north of Jinzhong Basin, with geographical coordinates of 37 27' ~ 38 25' north latitude and11130' ~13 09' east longitude. North, east and west are surrounded by mountains, with Zhoushan and Yunzhongshan in the north, Taihang in the east, Lvliang in the west and Jinzhong Plain in the south. Fenshui runs through the whole territory from north to south. In ancient times, it had the reputation of "the key to four blockades and the capital of Wuyuan".
Taiyuan is adjacent to Yuci District, Shouyang County and Yuxian County in the east and northeast, Jiaocheng County, Wenshui County, Qixian County and Taigu District in the south, Lanxian County and fangshan county County in the west and northwest, and Jingle County, Xinfu District and Dingxiang County in the north.
The outline of Taiyuan city is dustpan-shaped. The northernmost is the brain of Heaven in Yangqu County, the southernmost is Hanwubao in Qingxu County, Jiazhuang in Yangqu County in the east and Dacungou in loufan county in the west. East-west width 1 14.25km, north-south length 107km, and circumference of about 560km. The total area is 6988 square kilometers, accounting for about 4.50% of the total area of Shanxi Province.