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Enjoy Pingyao and have fun in one of the Top 10 old towns
Updated:2015-01-22 14:03Pingyao county, one of China's best preserved historical counties, is an outstanding example of Han life in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with an extraordinary culture, economy and religion.
Lacquer ware specialists display their artistic skills
Updated:2015-01-22 09:29Annual lacquer ware skills competition was held last year, where many craftsmen came together to show their talent.
Chinese cities pushing winter tourism
Updated:2015-01-16 17:03Fifteen Chinese cities together introduced winter tourism discounts that run to the end of February, to boost tourism during the cold weather.
Traditional lantern shop finds its way back to the marketplace
Updated:2015-01-15 16:58The time-honored lamp and lantern business in the Pingyao county walked out of the market downturn and has its second peak through innovation.
Shanxi county wants its own tourism brand
Updated:2015-01-14 14:09Pingyao county in Shanxi invites experts to help with tourism market improvement on Jan 11.
Preventing fires in old Shanxi
Updated:2015-01-13 17:16Pingyao county, in Shanxi province passed a law on Jan 28 of last year prohibiting the use of electric heaters, the setting off of fireworks, or with the use of naked light bulbs to protect the area's relics.
Shanxi honors Pingyao's garden qualities
Updated:2015-01-13 17:01Shanxi province chose 13 cities and regions as "garden" sites, on Jan 8, with Pingyao joining the selected group.
'Twitter' growing in popularity with county governments
Updated:2015-01-12 17:07When the government of Pingyao county, Shanxi province, opened an account on Sina Weibo, the Chinese version of "twitter" last Sept, it gained rapidly in popularity.
Winter travel in Pingyao county
Updated:2015-01-09 15:29To make sure that tourists have a good experience traveling around Pingyao county or Shanxi province in the off season, the county is providing more discount tickets at some tourist sites.
Old Pingyao county coming up with new stories
Updated:2015-01-09 15:17Pingyao county in Shanxi province, with its 2700-year history is redesigning itself to incorporate both traditional and modern elements with the idea of becoming an international tourism city.
