Pingyao Ancient Town is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, about 715 kilometers from Beijing. It is one of the best-preserved ancient towns in China. The town was first founded during the ...

Aerial photo taken on June 10, 2020 shows a view of the Qikou ancient town in Linxian County of Lyuliang, north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang) Tourists go sightseeing by boat at ...

Climbing vines thrive in the courtyard of an old residential compound in Dayang ancient town, Zezhou county, North China's Shanxi province,Sept 24, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] The ancient town of Dayang ...

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the snow-covered Pingyao Ancient Town in Jinzhong City, north China's Shanxi Province.Photo:Xinhua Aerial photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the snow ...

A museum collecting and exhibiting cultural relics representing one of the greatest archaeological discoveries over the past decades in China opened earlier this month in the Shanxi county of ...

the ancient town of Pingyao in Shanxi province formed the economic backbone of China during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The town housed the country’s first piaohao (money exchange house ...

Dayang Ancient Town, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, was well-known for its needle-making industry during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the decline of handmade needle ...

Among the discovered cultural relics, a total of 230 pieces showing the culture and life of ancient inhabitants are on display at the museum, including items of pottery, jade, stone and copper.