April will see the kick off of a project to improve environmental conditions on Mount Wutai, one of four sacred Buddhist mountains in China, the local government announced.
Archaeological authorities in northern Shanxi province announced on Saturday that they have retrieved a millennium-old stone carving stolen from China's oldest existing Taoist temple.
During the time between the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, many activities of intangible cultural heritages at the temple fair in Taiyuan attracted many visitors.
Pingyao, a UNESCO World Heritage site, attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year who come to see its well-preserved old quarters, which boast a history spanning more than 2,700 years.
Shanxi now ranks sixth in culture industry development, according to a 2012 culture industry development index of Chinese provinces and cities compiled by Renmin University and the Culture Ministry’s culture industry department.
