A photography exhibition opened in Pingyao county, North China's Shanxi province, on Sept 19 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Pingyao's selection as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
More than 16,000 photographs by some 2,000 photographers from 23 countries and regions are currently on display for the 2017 Pingyao International Photography Festival which opened in Pingyao county on Sept 19.
Visitors will soon be able to take tours by helicopter in the Ancient City of Pingyao, North China's Shanxi province, following a successful test flight on Sept 19.
Shanxi has been developing its traditional Chinese medicine industry with 90 percent of its least developed counties now planting TCM, according to a provincial TCM development expo held on Sept 16.
Shanxi Tianzhirun Date Industry Co, a date producer based in Shanxi, will cooperate with Flinders University in Australia to develop date and walnut functional foods, according to an agreement signed in Taiyuan on Sept 19.
An online media group visited Tangdu Lacquer Art Industrial Park in Pingyao, Shanxi province on Sept 19, to acquaint themselves with the ancient culture and delicate techniques.
Under the theme "With Original Inspiration, For a Brighter Future", 16,000 photos are on display at the festival, which was attended by over 2,000 photographers from 23 countries and regions.
An art week featuring choral performances opened on Sept 18 in Jixian county, Shanxi province, with eight choirs singing Yellow River Cantata by Chinese musician Xian Xinghai.
