晋商在我国的明、清两代的商业活动中 ,特别是票号的发展中 ,对我国的经济发展起着重要作用。近来 ,关于晋商的研究出了一些著作 ,引起各方的注意。这也是历史人文地理中的一个重要问题 ,有必要从地理学角度进行分析。晋商出现的地理背景山西是一个高原 ,东有太行山 ,西有黄河 The Shanxi merchants played an important role in China’s economic development during the Ming and Qing dynasties’ commercial activities, especially the development of the ticket number. Recently, research on Shanxi Merchants has produced some books that have attracted the attention of various parties. This is also an important issue in historical and human geography. It is necessary to analyze it from the perspective of geography. The Geographical Background of Shanxi Merchants Shanxi is a plateau with Taihang Mountain in the east and Yellow River in the west.