A public lecture hall in the city of Datong, Shanxi province, which has been operating for two years with the sponsorship of the city Party committee and various departments, has already played host to a number celebrity visitors.
Shanxi Province ranked first ahead of Beijing and Tianjin on a national cultural consumer satisfaction index, released for the first time on Nov 9 during the 8th China Beijing International Culture and Creative Industry Expo.
Two large stone horses that researchers unearthed in the Nanjiao district of the city of Datong, Shanxi province, several days ago, will be housed in the local museum's warehouse and will go on display in a proper setting later on.
The village of Shangzhuang, in Shanxi province, has been doing repair work on three seriously damaged sets of housing dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) for more than two months now, spending 2 million yuan ($328,600) on a project sponsored by the Cultural Relics Department.