The famous Buddhist sacred site was offering free admission in honor of World Tourism Day, and more than 44,000 visitors arrived to take advantage of the offer.
Some 40,000 visitors were treated to a feast of western and Chinese culture and customs at the Shanxi Yuncheng Guan Yu International Tourism Festival, held from Sept 25 to 26.
An ecology forum was held on the shores of Tianlu Lake in Pingyao, Shanxi, on Sept 21 to explore new ways to balance environmental protection and economic development.
Reporters from 59 major online media agencies have been touring and presenting Shanxi from Sept 21 to 27 to change people's perceptions of the province.