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Shanxi through foreigners' eyes
Updated:2016-07-22 10:00Fourteen journalists from ten countries, including Russia, Spain, the USA, France, India, Jamaica, the UK, Mexico, Kazakhstan and Australia visited China's northwest Shanxi province during a media tour kicking off from June 16.
International Photography Festival to open in September
Updated:2016-07-18 17:32The 16th International Photography Festival (PIP) is to open on September 19 in ancient city of Pingyao, central China's Shanxi province, according to a press conference held on Thursday.
Startup convoy on cross-country drive roll into Pingyao
Updated:2016-07-18 17:31A convoy of startup companies from Qingdao who have embarked on an epic cross-country drive from Beijing to Tibet, reached Pingyao on July 13, their second scenic spot stop in Shanxi province after first visiting Mount Wutai, qingdaonews.com reports.
Ancient financial center of the Middle Kingdom: Pingyao
Updated:2016-07-13 12:43The center of Pingyao is one of the greatest historic sites of China. Declared in 1997 a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, Pingyao gives us insight into the ancient prosperous merchant pioneers, the ones that established the first banks in China during Ming and Qing dynasties (14th-20th centuries).
On a green carpet through time
Updated:2016-07-13 08:12A visit to Shanxi province takes you back through Chinese dynasties, and you will lap up the exquisite scenery along the way.
Foreign guests explore heartland of China
Updated:2016-07-13 07:48When Aidana Mukhametgaliyeva saw a notice in China Daily offering writers and photographers the chance to visit Shanxi province, she had no hesitation in applying to go.
Pingyao promotes its tourism in France
Updated:2016-07-11 15:12A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a tourism promotion zone for Shanxi province's Pingyao city was held at Saint Ayoul monastery in Provins, France on July 8.
Shanxi: Land of ancient splendor
Updated:2016-07-08 16:22Let's set ourselves in Shanxi Province in the northern part of the country and go through some of the wondrous sightseeing spots this province has to offer. We'll also look at the influences in this charming land and the people who offer a lifetime of memories.
Shanxi opens its doors on history
Updated:2016-07-08 14:46I like doors. Old doors generally and wooden doors specifically. They have a texture and solidity modern doors of often plastic and glass don't have. Doors speak to me of opportunity and intrigue me in imagining what lies behind them.
Shanxi harmony taste
Updated:2016-07-06 15:14For many foreigners residing in China, a question arises constantly: what are the timeless sources of inspiration and guidance of China? Behind this question looms a second one, how this country works?
