Noodle-maker in Shanxi carries on tradition
The fifth inheritor of Zhaolaoqi knife-cut noodles Zhao Xiping moved from Datong in 2004 and opened the restaurant.
Sun Ruisheng and Zhou Huiying
Shanxi’s pretty porcelain finds new fans
The pieces of “Fahua” – regarded as the porcelain version of cloisonne – feature bold, deep blue decorations and glazes in turquoise, purple, green, yellow and white.
Ice cave in Shanxi takes edge off heat
Located in the Shanxi province of North China, experts believe the cave probably formed during at the Cenozoic quaternary glacial period about three million years ago.
Shanxi writer excels from her wheelchair
29 year-old Li Lu published her first online novel at the age of 16, a 160,000-word fairy tale, and from then on, her articles began to be accepted by Chinese magazines.