Shanxi is a maior birthplace of Chinese civilization. The ancient and venerable history has left a rich cultural heritage. The magnificent and sublime mountains and rivers have created a host of attractive natural bea...Shanxi is a maior birthplace of Chinese civilization. The ancient and venerable history has left a rich cultural heritage. The magnificent and sublime mountains and rivers have created a host of attractive natural beauties. According to statistics, Shanxi is home to 31,401 sites of non-movable heritage, leading all other provinces. Among the figure, Shanxi has 119 sites at the national protection level, ranking first in China. And it therefore has been called "Town of Artifacts", and "Museum of Chinese Ancient Arts".展开更多
Lying in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization, Shanxi has routinely received a number of honorable appellations, such as Capital of Paleo-artifacts and M...Lying in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization, Shanxi has routinely received a number of honorable appellations, such as Capital of Paleo-artifacts and Museum of Anciet Chinese Architecture. The cultural heritage of Shanxi is unsurpassed while its ecological sights are equally wondrous. Sitting on the eastern brim of the Loess Plateau, Shanxi enjoys beautiful rivers, majestic mountains and rolling hills. This complicated topography gave birth to a colorful variety of natural wonders: holy mountains, grotesque rocks, mysterious caves, limpid lakes, torrential waterfalls and rare organisms. According to survey, Shanxi’s overall index level in the four categories (mountains, rivers, forests and caves) ranks seven among all the provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China--and first among all the provinces north of the Huai and Yangtze rivers.展开更多
文摘Shanxi is a maior birthplace of Chinese civilization. The ancient and venerable history has left a rich cultural heritage. The magnificent and sublime mountains and rivers have created a host of attractive natural beauties. According to statistics, Shanxi is home to 31,401 sites of non-movable heritage, leading all other provinces. Among the figure, Shanxi has 119 sites at the national protection level, ranking first in China. And it therefore has been called "Town of Artifacts", and "Museum of Chinese Ancient Arts".
文摘Lying in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization, Shanxi has routinely received a number of honorable appellations, such as Capital of Paleo-artifacts and Museum of Anciet Chinese Architecture. The cultural heritage of Shanxi is unsurpassed while its ecological sights are equally wondrous. Sitting on the eastern brim of the Loess Plateau, Shanxi enjoys beautiful rivers, majestic mountains and rolling hills. This complicated topography gave birth to a colorful variety of natural wonders: holy mountains, grotesque rocks, mysterious caves, limpid lakes, torrential waterfalls and rare organisms. According to survey, Shanxi’s overall index level in the four categories (mountains, rivers, forests and caves) ranks seven among all the provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China--and first among all the provinces north of the Huai and Yangtze rivers.
