A cultural relics protection training class, held by Shanxi's provincial cultural relics bureau and Italy's Senior Research Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Renovation, was opened on March 17, in Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi province.
In her debut novel River of Dust, Virginia Pye seems to agree with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck on at least one point: The missionaries who came to China in the early 20th century to spread the gospel were not necessarily needed.
The Jin State Museum, the first large-scale ruins and relics museum in Shanxi province, is expected to open to the public with a total investment amounting to 198 million yuan ($32.23 million), to record the history of the Jin State in the Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century–771 BC).
To better manage the nation's fine art storage, the Ministry of Culture has started a census of collections at all State-owned art institutions nationwide. The census will stretch until the end of 2016.
A "Spring Festival in my mind" hand-painting competition, sponsored by Pingyao Tourism Bureau and Pingyao Education came to an end on Feb 27, with 37 works winning awards.
The "Guansheng Cultural Construction Group" program has recently been added into the 2016 world cultural heritage program application list by the National Cultural Relics Bureau.
There will be a national music concert in the Shanxi Grand Theater, in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, in March, bringing a classical atmosphere to Taiyuan's citizens.
During the Shanxi provincial cultural relics protection conference on Feb 20, Daixian county was given the honor of "Shanxi advanced cultural relics protection county".
