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2018-09-03
Jin merchants, also known as Shanxi province merchants, were the most powerful and prominent merchant guilds during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
2018-09-03
The Yellow River is at the center of Chinese civilization and, in the eyes of many Chinese, is China’s mother river, whose culture represents Chinese civilization.
2018-09-03
The Guan Gong Temple, in the town of Haizhou is the largest temple of its kind in the world and is on China’s historical protection list.
2018-09-03
Shanxi province has many sites along the Great Wall, putting it in a lead position in the number of sites, along approximately 3,500 kilometers in all.
2018-09-03
Buddhism was introduced to Shanxi province as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220) and became quite popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD420-581).
2018-09-03
This old tree, also called the Big Pagoda Tree, is near the city of Linfen, Shanxi province and is considered a holy place by many Chinese, where they can worship their ancestors.