A total of 20,000 people participated in a line dancing challenge in Datong city in North China's Shanxi province on Oct 9, setting a world record for the largest line dance.
Stubble and straw left over at harvest time was used as fuel for cooking stoves and food for livestock in China's vast countryside for thousands of years. But as living conditions improved, the residue largely became useless and farmers simply started burning it, causing air pollution.
For many people, the name Changzhi is synonymous with coal. The city in northern China's Shanxi province has 90.6 billion metric tons of coal reserves, and the "black stuff" can be found under 61 percent of its land area.
Datong city in Shanxi province held an international model airplane festival at the Beiyue Airport on Oct 2 and 3, attracting more than 2,000 visitors.
Rural tourism and travel to ancient towns were the most popular tourist activities in Shanxi during the National Day holiday which lasted from Oct 1 to 7.
The awards ceremony for the first Wutai Mountain Global Short Film Competition was recently held at Mount Wutai scenic area in Xinzhou city, Shanxi province, on Sept 26.
A total of 1,200 runners from 22 provinces, cities and autonomous regions across China and 30 international participants raced in the mountainous Dazhai scenic area in Xiyang county, Shanxi province, on Oct 6.
