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While China has seen an exodus of people moving to the cities, Zhang Dehua prefers living in a cave in Datong.
Shanxi Museum is premiering more then 180 excavated artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years to recreate a previously unknown kingdom.
Datong: an industrial city's past and present
Belly dance became more and more popular among China's young people as a means of physical exercises.
Participants stage a beauty show during an opening ceremony of Miss Tourism Contest in Taiyuan city, north China's Shanxi province, Aug 13, 2012.
"The road that hangs on the cliff" - that is how locals describe the precarious winding route up to the Taihang Mountain on the border of Shanxi and Henan province.
What better way to recharge than to find a retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the cities?
Photo taken on Nov 20, 2012 shows the winter scenery of Hengshan Mountain, one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China, in Hunyuan county, north China's Shanxi province.
North China's Shanxi Province is drawing up a plan to protect ancient Great Wall structures that have suffered serious damage from natural and human causes, a local official said on Monday.
Photo taken on Oct 9, 2012 shows an autumn scenery of the Pangquangou state forest park in Jiaocheng county, north China's Shanxi province.
Good harvest in North China
The Yungang Grottoes were built against the mountain and extend about 1 kilometer from east to west.