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Enforce law to ensure workers get paid timely

2015-01-21

Just a few weeks after a female migrant worker died in Shanxi province after her hair was trampled upon by police, a 13-year-old girl jumped off the 16th floor of a building under construction in Jizhou, Hebei province; both tragedies happened when migrant workers met difficulties in collecting their wages for the year. Comments:

Buddhist music with a 1000-year history

2015-01-16

Buddhists on Mount Wutai, near the city of Xinzhou, in Shanxi province have kept traditions alive, including the music of ceremonies.

Old village, a pearl of Pingyao tourism

2015-01-15

The village of Liuhe, in Pingyao county, is a new tourism spot that has interesting vegetation, animals, landscape, folk culture, religion, and a merchant culture that flourished back in the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as historic sites from World War II.

Shanxi's 12 counties and cities become hometowns of Chinese folk culture and art

2015-01-05

Shanxi won itself 12 places on the list of "Hometowns of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" for its characteristic folk arts and cultures.

King Guangren's Temple undergoes reconstruction

2015-01-04

King Guangren's Temple, also known as Five Dragons Temple, is located in Ruicheng's Longquan village, North China's Shanxi province.

Artwork to welcome the New Year in Datong

2015-01-04

An art and calligraphy exhibition to welcome the New Year has just met the public in Datong city.

Folk concert to ring in the New Year

2015-01-04

The 2015 folk concert entertained the public in the city of Datong on the last day of 2014.

Trip reveals Shanxi's charm

2014-12-19

The trip, known as Discovering Shanxi, started on Sept 12. Held in cooperation with Shanxi Evening News, it is designed to investigate and promote Shanxi's history, scenic spots and folk customs.

Pingyao shadow play impresses international expo

2014-12-19

A shadow puppetry club in Pingyao county took part in the recent 9th International Culture & Creativity industry Expo, Dec 11 to 14, in Beijing, and earned even greater fame when It captured the audience with its unique puppetry.

21 Shanxi items inscribed on the national intangible heritage list

2014-12-17

The State Council approved of China's fourth batch of intangible heritage items on Nov 3, and 21 of them are from Shanxi province.

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