An exhibition focusing on100 ancient wall paintings from Shanxi, called "See the treasures from a new angle", is being held at the Art Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), in Beijing.
A new project to boost tourism in the city of Pingyao, Shanxi province, "Leisure g tour in beautiful Shanxi", held an opening ceremony, on May 15, to announce that they will keep their promise to provide discount tickets and improve services and the environment at scenic spots.
The 1st Shanxi Cultural Industries Fair will be held in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, from June 29 to July 3, with the aim of upgrading cultural industries and also to enhance the regional cultural competitiveness and speed up the development of Shanxi province as a cultural center.
The 1st Shanxi Cultural Industry Fair will run June 29 to July 3, in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, with a theme "Cultural Shanxi, Beautiful Shanxi" and three parts – a cultural exhibition, cultural trade, and artistic performances on May 9.
Actors from Shanxi Province perform during the contest for the 26th Plum Blossom Prize, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2013.
According to a 200-year-old record, Chang Wanda, the manor's main designer, said he hoped people coming to the mansion could not only live here, but also work, read, study, meditate, recite poetry and see beautiful sights.
Reviewed by more than 130 experts, the newly added sites, scattered around Shanxi, Henan, Hunan, Hebei and Jiangsu provinces, contain 795 pieces of ancient architecture and 516 ancient ruins as well as stone inscriptions and outstanding modern architectures.
The 6th Weicun Drum Carriage Culture Festival began on April 25, in the village of Weicun, near the city of Linfen, Shanxi province. The activity is a combination of drum carriage and drumming, rhythm, and sports and a show of local folk culture.
The famous “Zixiaxian” peonies dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Double-tower Temple, in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, have burst into bloom.
There was a charity auction of paintings and calligraphy, in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, on April 23, to raise money for the victims of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, in Ya’an, Sichuan province, with more than 100 painters and calligraphers donating their work.
