Located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, between Beijing and Xi'an, Shanxi province covers a total area of 156,300 square km., with a population of 30 million.
Shanxi is well known as one of the cradles of Chinese nation and its civilization. Thousands years of history has left behind Shanxi rich and colorful cultural relics. The ancient architectures, with their large number, long history and great value, are the most famous of its kind in China. The wooden
structural architectures before Liao and Jin Dynasties(1127-1279A.D.) accounts more than 70% of China's total, thus earning Shanxi the name "Museum of Ancient Chinese
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