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Zhang Changqin (L) delivers soup to a sanitation worker in Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, July 8, 2026. Ten years ago, Zhang Changqin, head of the volunteer association ...
News China » Shanxi » Social: Thirty-six US teenagers begin four-day cultural tour of Shanxi
American teenagers paint opera masks at a workshop on July 20 in Jinzhong, Shanxi province. [Photo by Chen Shuo/for chinadaily.com.cn] Thirty-six American teenagers began the four-day 2026 China-US ...
News China » Shanxi » Social: Cultural IPs, govt policies make Shanxi a magnet for tourists
Foreign tourists take a group photo inside Pingyao Ancient City, a renowned tourist attraction in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, on Nov 15. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY Shanxi province saw a cultural tourism ...
News China » Shanxi » Social: Transition from coal mining to tourism in Shanxi: A changing landscape for workers
In Datong, China, Yang Haiming, a former coal miner, has transitioned to the restaurant industry after retiring from mining at age 60. His shift reflects broader changes in the region as China moves ...
News China » Shanxi » Social: Shanxi province is struggling to diversify away from coal
ON A MUGGY July morning the museum of coal in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, is bursting with visitors. An exhibit boasts of the province’s reserves of 650bn tonnes of coal. “Mining could last ...