Editing Shanxi (section)

=== Language ===
The dialects spoken in Shanxi have traditionally been included in the Northern or [[Mandarin dialects|Mandarin]] group. Since 1985, some linguists have argued that the dialects spoken in most of the province should be treated as a top-level division called [[Jin Chinese|Jin]], based on its preservation of the Middle Chinese [[entering tone]] (stop-final) category, unlike other dialects in northern China. These dialects are also noted for extremely complex [[tone sandhi]] systems. The dialects spoken in some areas in southwestern Shanxi near the borders with Henan and Shaanxi are classified in the [[Zhongyuan Mandarin]] subdivision of the Mandarin group.