Thanks to Shanxi merchants, potatoes came into Shanxi from Russia or Kazakh Khanate (now Kazakhstan) in early 19th century.It played an important role in the development of social economy in Shanxi.

• 摘要18世纪末19世纪初，马铃薯由俄国或哈萨克汗国（今哈萨克斯坦）传入山西，改变了山西地区的农作物品种结构，对山西地区的社会经济和社会生活的发展起到一定的促进作用。