The first kingdom with the name China was located in Shanxi province at a site that traces its history back 4,200 years, archaeologists announced on Thursday.
Tourism bureaus of 12 Chinese provinces and autonomous regions along the Silk Road as well as the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps established a tourism promotion alliance on June 16.
On May 24, when Berlin celebrates its annual world cultural carnival, 30 waist drum dancers from Ansai, Shanxi Province will join the parade and show the vigor of western China.
The Ode to Yao, an historical music and dance drama about Emperor Yao was staged on April 2, during the first Emperor Yao Tourism Festival in Linfen, Shanxi province.