The director-general of China's National Arts Fund, Cai Wu, took a team of experts to Pingyao county, a Shanxi provincial historical site, Mar 19-20, to get a close look at its tourism and arts development, in the company of the provincial governor and county heads along with arts experts.
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Cai Wu (2nd from the right in front) and a team touring Pingyao county, on Mar 19. [Photo/pingyao.gov.cn] |
The team got a tour of the Shuanglin Temple, a Buddhist site built before the Song Dynasty (960-1279), as well as Yingxun Garden, the old city walls, Qingxuguan Temple, and the Rishengchang, the country's oldest financial organization.
They got some first-hand experience with early Shanxi culture and relics preservation, tourism development, cultural studies, performing arts and tourism and culture facilities, with Cai calling for greater exploration of the county's heritage, improvements in tourism, and the development of more cultural brands and arts programs.
