Articles for Shanxi China

Temple is immortal legacy of time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Temple is immortal legacy of time

China Daily  

A visitor to the ongoing exhibition at the National Library of China in Beijing, The Glory Within Authenticity, examines a digital representation of a mural from the Sanqing Hall in the Yongle Palace, a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi province. For 700 years, Yongle Palace, a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi province, stood near the Yellow River, where it witnessed …

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Temple is immortal legacy of time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Temple is immortal legacy of time

China Daily  

A visitor to the ongoing exhibition at the National Library of China in Beijing, The Glory Within Authenticity, examines a digital representation of a mural from the Sanqing Hall in the Yongle Palace, a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi province. For 700 years, Yongle Palace, a Taoist temple in Ruicheng, Shanxi province, stood near the Yellow River, where it witnessed …

Shanxi Temple Taoist Yongle Palace
Favorable measures propel surge of foreign tourists
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Favorable measures propel surge of foreign tourists

China Daily  

By ZOU SHUO in Changsha, ZHU XINGXIN in Taiyuan and YANG JUN in Guiyang | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-24 07:00 Foreign tourists cheer during a visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Nov 3. Li Feng, deputy director of the Shanxi entry and exit inspection station, said the visa-free transit policy is expected to attract many more …

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Once near extinction, native pheasant now recovering
3 months, 1 week ago

Once near extinction, native pheasant now recovering

China Daily  

A brown-eared pheasant is recently observed in Jiaoxian county of Lvliang, Shanxi province. The population of wild brown-eared pheasants, a first-level protected bird species in China, is steadily increasing and its range is expanding, experts said at a recent commemorative event in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. "In the 1980s, the brown-eared pheasant was on the brink of extinction," Yue Kuiqing, deputy …

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China launches ocean-salinity detection satellite
4 months ago

China launches ocean-salinity detection satellite

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-14 08:27 A Long March 4B Y53 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite for ocean-salinity detection blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China's Shanxi province on Nov 14, 2024. TAIYUAN -- China sent a new satellite for ocean-salinity detection into space on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi …

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China, ASEAN vow to work for shared future
7 months ago

China, ASEAN vow to work for shared future

China Daily  

By Zhao Jia and Zhu Xingxin in Changzhi, Shanxi | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-13 07:55 Khambay Damlath, vice-president of the Lao National Assembly, learns about New Year woodblock painting, which is listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage item, in Changzhi, Shanxi province, on Aug 11, 2024. Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the …

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Artisans continue to raise the roof
2 years, 1 month ago

Artisans continue to raise the roof

China Daily  

Cui demonstrates the craft to apprentices at a factory. The craft behind the glazed tiles that adorn China's iconic architecture came close to extinction, but through the concerted efforts of a few dedicated people, is now thriving once more, Wang Qian and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan report. According to Glazed Works in Shanxi Province published by the Cultural Relics Press, …

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Wall Street of the empire
2 years, 7 months ago

Wall Street of the empire

China Daily  

The first draft bank of China offered the world a template for the modern bill of exchange. Its merchant culture memorabilia now draw a million visitors to Rishengchang museum every year, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. A UNESCO World Heritage Site today, the ancient town of Pingyao in Shanxi province formed the economic backbone of …

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Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China
3 years, 2 months ago

Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in N China

China Daily  

Undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows murals in a tomb chamber in Luzhou district of Changzhi city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi province have discovered three brick tomb chambers with murals inside dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The tombs are located in the Luzhou district in the city …

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Armenian student falls for Shanxi's 'infinite scenery'
4 years, 7 months ago

Armenian student falls for Shanxi's 'infinite scenery'

China Daily  

Ani Harutyunyan CHINA DAILY In the eyes of Armenians, China is a magical country. As I have been in Shanxi for almost 10 years, I can tell you that the mountains and rivers in Shanxi have infinite scenery, and visitors must come to Shanxi when they travel in China. I had the honor of hosting Shanxi University's 110th anniversary with …

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Pingyao can also progress while protecting the past
8 years, 9 months ago

Pingyao can also progress while protecting the past

China Daily  

Tourists from China and abroad set off firecrackers to celebrate the Spring Festival, the most important traditional festival in China, at a local folk inn in the old city of Pingyao, Shanxi province. Pingyao ancient city, a world cultural heritage site located in Pingyao county, Shanxi province, northern China, has recently seen a spate of illegal construction, including a Ferris …

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Turn back the clock[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
11 years, 2 months ago

Turn back the clock[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Dachang village in Yuxian county, Shanxi province, is known for its nearly 100 two-story houses perched on a steep slope. The village's nearly 100 two-story buildings, made of local wood, bricks, tiles, stones and mud, are well positioned on a steep slope of the Taihang Mountain range, with their facades facing the southern valley. The village's buildings, which are different …

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Oodles of noodles
12 years, 9 months ago

Oodles of noodles

China Daily  

China, and especially Shanxi province, is a place where noodles aren't just a culinary staple - they're a cultural institution. There's perhaps nowhere in the world where people love their noodles like in Shanxi province. Locals say the world's best noodles come from China, and China's best noodles come from Shanxi, chef Hao Jinyang says. Hao is a native of …

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Top luxury brands target smaller Chinese cities
17 years, 9 months ago

Top luxury brands target smaller Chinese cities

China Daily  

By Jiang Jingjing Updated: 2007-05-21 06:39 Two customers have close looks at a pair of diamond bras at a high-end store in this undated file photo. Scitech's anniversary strategy reflects a larger trend - of wealth spreading from a handful of traditional urban centers such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to the so-called second-tier cities, and even obscure small towns. …

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