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Pingyao's economy in 2014
Updated:2015-01-08 16:01The county of Pingyao, Shanxi province saw rapid, healthy development this past year and was able to finish some industrial upgrades.
A more livable Pingyao
Updated:2015-01-08 09:19Pingyao county, in Shanxi province has been improving its sanitation for some time now with the aim of providing a cozier environment for locals and tourists alike.
Poetry reading in antique county
Updated:2015-01-08 09:12There was a poetry reading that delighted the literati and artists of Pingyao county, Shanxi province.
Pingyao ecology park gets new film center
Updated:2015-01-08 09:10The Hengpo Ecology Park in Pingyao county, Shanxi province announced the opening of a film center at a ceremony.
China makes breakthrough in heavy haul railway technology
Updated:2015-01-06 17:35China's railway department has successfully carried out a combined test on a heavy haul railway with 30 tons of axle load from Changzi South Station to Pingshun station, marking a breakthrough in the country's heavy haul railway technology.
Shanxi's 12 counties and cities become hometowns of Chinese folk culture and art
Updated:2015-01-05 17:16Shanxi won itself 12 places on the list of "Hometowns of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" for its characteristic folk arts and cultures.
China builds world's largest coal mine waste gas recovering project
Updated:2015-01-05 16:18The world's largest facility to turn excess methane gas from coal mines into electricity has been completed in north China's Shanxi province, Xinhua News reported on Jan 2.
Local literature gains in popularity in Shanxi province
Updated:2015-01-04 17:35The Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest, and only, country-wide book chain, has been localizing itself with various local cultural events wherever one of its many branches can be found, for example, in Pingyao country.
Antique guesthouse sees growing popularity with Pingyao visitors
Updated:2014-12-26 16:30Old Pingyao county, in Shanxi province has turned some of its quadrangular courtyards, or siheyuan, and old residences from the Ming (1368－1644) and Qing (1636—1912) dynasties, into guesthouses to attract more tourists.
Pingyao's becoming China's most valuable cultural destination
Updated:2014-12-26 15:29Pingyao county in Shanxi joined the list of China's cultural destinations that are most worth visiting.
